VIDEO: Health Disparities and Hospitals

By Judith Garber | May 18, 2020

It’s becoming clear that certain populations are being disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Why is this happening, and what can hospitals do to be leaders in addressing health disparities?

Lown President Dr. Vikas Saini and Senior Vice President Shannon Brownlee answer these questions about health disparities in this edition of “Lown Hospitals Q&A,” a recurring video series.

See our previous Q&A about elective surgeries here! Each week we will release a new Q&A video with Vikas and Shannon on a different hospitals-related topic. If you have a question for Vikas and Shannon that you would like them to answer in a video, send it to info@lowninstitute.org

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