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NewsNov | 16 | 2020
Mass General Brigham recently announced the United Against Racism initiative, a sweeping system-wide approach outlining broad social justice and equity goals and strategies. Against that backdrop, Massachusetts General Hospital is letting its community know how it is looking to support, complement and build upon that work with a plan specific for its institution.
The Mass General Structural Equity 10-Point Plan will bring unprecedented resources and a new and higher level of leadership and accountability to address and eliminate racism and achieve equity and social justice. The bullet points below describe how the plan aims to complement Mass General Brigham’s United Against Racism initiative, involving all four pillars of our mission—care, research, training and community health—and focusing on people, culture and care.
"With the launch of this plan, we are planting our stakes in the ground. We cannot ignore or deny that racism exists in every organization, including ours. Sadly, every day staff and patients are treated differently because of the color of their skin," Mass General President Peter L. Slavin, MD, and Mass General Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Joseph Betancourt, MD, said in a statement. "But at this important moment in time, there is great energy and urgency to recognize, understand and make changes that are right and just and fair. Change is our commitment to you and to those we serve."
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