Andrew Shaughnessy Manager of Public Policy, PROMO @andrewshag Building off of the work of Tracy McCreery, former Manager of Public Policy for PROMO, my name is Andrew Shaughnessy, current Manager of Public Policy. In the last installment of our Missouri Case study, Tracy observed firsthand the difficulty in getting Missouri-based hospitals, which clearly have LGBTContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 4: Nudging Missouri Hospitals on LGBT Welcoming Policies”
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Missouri Case Study 3: The Hospital That Wants To Stay In the Closet
Tracy McCreery Manager of Public Policy, PROMO A targeted hospital, when we researched online, was discovered to have what appeared to be a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). How exciting, right? Now I just needed to find someone inside to complete the survey. I didn’t know anyone onContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 3: The Hospital That Wants To Stay In the Closet”
Missouri Case Study 2: The Nurse Who Changed A Whole Hospital System
Sherrill Wayland ED, SAGE of Metro St. Louis In 2011, when “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was repealed, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) looked at ways to optimize healthcare for LGBT veterans. The VA medical centers were encouraged to participate in the HEI. In the past, SAGE has consulted with local Veterans receiving care at theContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 2: The Nurse Who Changed A Whole Hospital System”
Missouri Case Study 1: The Almost-There Hospital
Tracy McCreery Manager of Public Policy, PROMO Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) was the single Missouri entity that filled out the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) the year before. But according to the HEI, they only had two protections out of 7, yet when we looked online, we could find evidence of 5 protectionsContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 1: The Almost-There Hospital”
LGBT HealthLink, The Network for Health Equity 