Tag Archives: hospital policy
LGBT Health and the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act
Yesterday, the Progress and Development committee of the Missouri Senate opened its 2 p.m. hearing with SB 653 or the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act (MONA). Through the strong leadership of Senator Joseph Keaveny, we were thrilled to have an early hearing on this important bill. Please, find below the testimony that I had given on behalf […]
Celebrating Two More Years of LGBT Health Work!
Originally posted at http://www.PROMOonline.org Picture by Katie Stuckenschneider By: Andrew Shaughnessy, Manager of Public Policy PROMO Fund and SAGE Metro St. Louis are thrilled to announce that we’ve been awarded a two years contract through the Missouri Foundation for Health to continue the work of the LGBT health access team. The LGBT health access team is […]
Missouri LGBT Health By The Numbers!
Originally posted by PROMOonline.org Infogram created by Katie Stuckenschneider Missouri LGBT Health By the Numbers! For the past two years advocates have been working with hospitals in Missouri to update their policies to be inclusive of the LGBT community. 91 Hospitals – Protect their LGB Patients 71 Hospitals – Protect their LGB Employees 52 Hospitals – Protect their Trans […]
Missouri Expert Says Rural Hospitals Next in LGBT Equality
Originally posted by KBIA, Mid-Missouri Public Radio By: Hope Kirwan The Healthcare Equality Index is a national bench marking tool that ranks hospitals based on whether their policies and practices include equal treatment for the LGBT community. Missouri’s standing in this index jumped from 37th in the nation to 6th in just one year. I spoke […]
Two Major Healthcare Systems in Missouri Extend LGBT Welcoming Policies and Benefits
Originally posted by Springfield, MO News-Leader By: Thomas Gounley, News-Leader By the end of this spring, the two largest employers in the Springfield metropolitan area — with more than 16,000 employees locally — will have extended benefits to same-sex spouses. Legally-married same-sex couples have been able to enroll for benefits at Springfield-based nonprofit health system […]
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