Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Huge Breakthrough in Hospitals
"Bless those in need of healing with refuah sh'leimah, the renewal of body, the renewal of spirit" --Debbie Friedman and Drorah Setel
The Joint Commission – the largest organization that accredits hospitals nationwide – has announced that, in the future, all hospitals in America will need to have a non-discrimination policy for LGBT patients on their books. Once the new rules are in place, the horror stories we've all heard of loved ones being met with hostility at the worst of times, of already heart-wrenching decisions made even harder, of people being denied care, will be less and less common– in your state and every state in the nation.
But it will be years before every hospital is on board. To ensure these new protections are implemented in your state hospitals as soon as possible, we need to take action. Your state hospital association will play a crucial role in communicating the new rules, and we need to ensure that new policies are put in place as soon as possible.
Join CBST and our partners at HRC in sending an important message to our state hospital associations !
For more information about social justice at CBST, or the Koleinu Healthcare/Eldercare Action Team, please contact Social Justice Coordinator Alex Weissman at aweissman@cbst.org .
