Utah health care leaders declare systemic racism a public health crisis
The Beehive State’s hospital systems announced a collaboration Tuesday to address health inequities, disparities exposed by COVID-19.
(Screenshot from Zoom) Dr. Marc Harrison, CEO and president of Intermountain Healthcare, speaks during a virtual news conference Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, with Utah s other health care leaders to declare systemic racism a public health crisis. | Updated: 1:32 a.m.
Systemic racism is a public health crisis, according to Utah’s health care leaders, and they say they are working together to eliminate disparities that patients face.
“If we had any doubt whatsoever about whether race affected the health of communities and individuals, the pandemic has absolutely clarified that,” said Dr. Marc Harrison, CEO and president of Intermountain Healthcare, in a virtual news conference Tuesday. He was joined by the heads of University of Utah Health, the Utah Hospital Association, Mo
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