Jeff a leader in providing for gay patients
With the legal rights of gay couples in limbo in many states despite fast-growing acceptance of same-sex marriage, many LGBT patients want to know what their hospital experience will be like. Will same-sex partners have the same visitation rights as family, for example?
With the legal rights of gay couples in limbo in many states despite fast-growing acceptance of same-sex marriage, many LGBT patients want to know what their hospital experience will be like. Will same-sex partners have the same visitation rights as family, for example?
At Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, they will. Jefferson was the only general hospital in Philadelphia to win top marks in an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign, the educational arm of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender group in the country.
Jefferson was one of 464 health-care facilities nationwide to meet the four criteria: nondiscrimination policies for LGBT patients and employees, a guarantee of equal visitation for same-sex partners (and parents), and education in LGBT health issues for key staff.
Other "2013 Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality" in the region: AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City; Christiana Care Health System's two hospitals and cancer center in northern Delaware; Philadelphia's VA Medical Center; and Mazzoni Center, a Locust Street health clinic for the LGBT community.
- Don Sapatkin