Equity Statistics
There is a significant and undeniable race-based gap when it comes to health outcomes.
Health Equity Overview
Health equity is an incredibly complex issue that is impacting communities of color in multiple ways. Because health inequity reaches far beyond a hospital’s walls and links to challenges around housing, food security, and economic mobility – to name a few - there is no one-dimensional solution for creating a more equitable future.
One of the biggest challenges in providing more equitable access to healthcare is that there is systemic and long-standing unconscious bias among healthcare staff at all levels within the U.S. healthcare system. This is not a new dynamic, but an entrenched issue that has been in existence for generations. Our extensive research has uncovered five salient ways that healthcare discriminates against people of color from a systematic perspective.
Resident Diversity
The Heath Equity Accelerator is focused on creating holistic change at BMC. One of the ways that we can close the health equity gap for future generations is to provide opportunities for future medical leaders to have an acute understanding of the challenges that communities of color uniquely face in getting access to equitable healthcare. The Health Equity Fellowship reflects our commitment to creating change across the entire healthcare delivery spectrum including the people who will lead the next generation.
For more information on the Health Equity Fellowship, please email us at BMCHS.Equity@bmc.org.
Together @ BMCHS | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Year in Review
It would be impossible to document everything happening at BMCHS to address health equity; there’s simply too much happening every day to create a more just healthcare system. The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Year in Review shares some of the highlights, innovations and unique efforts that represent the kind of commitment and expertise that the Health Equity Accelerator is built upon.
Read it below or download the PDF.
Health Equity Articles
Integrating Culturally Competent Mental Health Care Leads to Better Diabetes Outcomes
A new initiative by Boston Medical Center's Health Equity Accelerator shows promise in reducing A1C among patients of color living with diabetes.

"Reject Futility": BMCHS's Health Justice Summit Opens With a Potent Message of Hope
"People who say it can't be done should get out of the way," said keynote speaker Harriet A. Washington about achieving true health equity.

EQTY 2023 Summit Will Convene Health Justice Leaders Who Are Sparking Innovation
Boston Medical Center Health System's inaugural health equity conference will focus on closing care gaps and building an equitable health landscape.

My New Year's Resolutions for Boston Medical Center Health System and Beyond: CEO Kate Walsh
"If we don't speak candidly about racial health disparities, we can't do the work to eliminate them."

Innovative Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Program Significantly Drops Rate of Severe Hypertension Postpartum
With glaring racial disparities in maternal mortality, a program that could begin to bridge gaps in postpartum care was desperately needed.

Health Equity Accelerator at One Year: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
One year since its launch, BMC's Health Equity Accelerator is fueling the change needed to achieve racial health justice.

Black Patients Nearly Twice as Likely to Suffer Pregnancy Complications than White Counterparts
Study finds worse pregnancy outcomes among Black patients are driven by complications of preeclampsia.

Strategies and Lessons Learned for Tackling Racial Health Disparities
BMC Health Equity Accelerator's first area of focus is to address racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy.

MassMutual Is Making the Business Case for Advancing Health Equity
With its partnership with BMC, MassMutual Foundation believes that serving its community also best serves its employees and company as a whole.

Experts Are Digging Deeper Into What Exactly Drives Racial Inequities in Pregnancy Outcomes
Research shows Black women are more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications. But how and why? BMC experts are determined to find out.

What Are Social Determinants of Health?
"We recognize that until we can reduce the negative impact of a person's environment, we can't get them healthy."

Why BMCHS Just Launched Its Health Equity Accelerator
"Together, we can eliminate the barriers that keep us from health justice and ensure that everyone can live a long and healthy life."
