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Even as Covid-19 cases are rising across the country, preparations for the end of the public health emergency are in full swing within the administration.
Business, health care leaders join Latino Equity Fund Committee
COURTESY OF LATINO EQUITY FUND
The Latino Equity Fund, the Commonwealth’s first philanthropic fund focused on the Latino community, announced the addition of two Boston-area leaders to the Fund’s Committee, Joseph R. Betancourt, senior vice president of equity and community health of Massachusetts General Hospital; and Ruben F. Salinas, medical technology serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor, government adviser and activist.
They join the 16-person committee working to meet the healthcare and economic equity needs of the Latinx community.
“Dr. Betancourt and Ruben bring unique perspectives to our organization through their individual and collective backgrounds in the health care, life sciences and business sectors as we expand our reach to make a more equitable society for the Latinx community across the Commonwealth,” said Evelyn Barahona, director of the Latino Equity Fund. “The Latin
Study lays out challenges of achieving equity in communication for diverse patients at hospital discharge
A new study by research, quality improvement and health equity experts at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in
The American Journal of Managed Care lays out the challenges of achieving equity for diverse patients in communication at hospital discharge. A survey of 224 recently discharged patients was conducted in five languages just before the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighted challenges, including limited understanding of medications; lack of available professional medical interpreters and translated patient instructions at discharge; and worries about support for at home after hospitalization.
Major findings include: