Health Equity
BIDMC’s Commitment To Healthcare Equity
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s (BIDMC) history is rooted in providing care for our community, founded on principles for caring for the sick, the impoverished, the oppressed, and the underserved communities. BIDMC is committed to providing healthcare that is fair and just for everyone, services patients’ needs when they need it, and to improve the health and lives of our patients.
Service to our community is at the core of our mission, aligned with our belief that everyone has the right to receive medical and behavioral health that they need, welcoming all patients regardless of race, religion, country of origin, immigration status, disability or handicap, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, military status, or source of payment.
Plan To Advance Healthcare Equity
BIDMC has a plan to improve performance, focused on collecting patient information, screening, and communications aligned with BIDMC’s commitment to extraordinary care and service to our community.
BIDMC’s plan over the next five years in efforts to promote healthcare equity:
Year 1
- Develop a framework to promote healthcare equity
- Develop a team to promote healthcare equity across BIDMC
- Create the infrastructure, communication channels and staff/patient engagement to address healthcare equity
View our Year 1 Executive Summary.
Year 2-3
- Ensure patient data is complete to support individualized treatment and planning
- Provide education and resources for staff to address the needs of our population, including accommodations for disability
Year 4-5
- Reduce gaps in services provided and recruitment of staff, while growing education programming and the publication of research
