Leaders of Utah’s largest hospital systems released a joint statement Tuesday speaking out against systemic racism and vowing to do more to fight it.
Two things led Utah’s hospital systems to examine their role in systemic racism, according to Mikelle Moore, senior vice president of Intermountain Healthcare: The summer of Black Lives Matter protests and the unequal impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on people of color.
For example, the Hispanic community makes up almost 22% COVID-19 cases in Utah but only around 14% of the state’s population.
“I think it really created a call for us to take action,” Moore said. “And to do so at the community level, as opposed to individual organizational levels only.”
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Two things led Utah’s hospital systems to examine their role in systemic racism, according to Mikelle Moore, senior vice president of Intermountain Healthcare: The summer of Black Lives Matter protests and the unequal impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on people of color. For example, the Hispanic community makes up almost 22% COVID-19 cases in Utah but only around 14% of the state’s population. “I think it really created a call for us to take action,” Moore said. “And to do so at the community level, as opposed to individual organizational levels only.” Two things led Utah’s hospital systems to examine their role in systemic racism, according to Mikelle Moore, senior vice president of Intermountain Healthcare: The summer of Black Lives Matter protests and the unequal impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on people of color. For example, the Hispanic community makes up almost 22% COVID-19 cases in Utah but only around 14% of the state’s population. “I think it really created a call for us to take action,” Moore said. “And to do so at the community level, as opposed to individual organizational levels only.” Utah Hospitals Utah Hospitals Utah Hospitals
