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Calif. Hospital Facing Federal Investigation for Racial Discrimination

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation for the way it treats Black women who give birth at the Los Angeles hospital. The investigation comes after Charles Johnson's wife Kira Dixon Johnson died at age 39 after giving birth to their second son together in April 2016.

Cedars-Sinai Hospital—One Of LA's Largest Hospitals—Faces Federal Civil Rights Probe Over Treatment Of Black Mothers

The 2016 death of a Black mother at one of the largest medical centers in Los Angeles not only sparked national controversy, but is also linked to a new federal investigation.

Maternal death rates doubled in the past 20 years in the US

Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. progressively worsened from 1999 to 2019, a new study finds, and Black populations face the greatest risk.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center facing federal probe over treatment of Black mothers

The federal government has launched a civil rights investigation into how Cedars-Sinai Medical Center treats Black women who give birth at the Los .