Oct 22, 2021 | Select DEI Readings
The white paper from the American Society For Health Care Risk Management entitled “Recognizing and Managing Bias in the Ambulatory Health Care Setting” focuses on assisting health care organizations understand the definition and impact of unconscious and implicit...
Oct 20, 2021 | Investor Company News
Encompass Health Corp. and Baptist Health announced they have received a certificate of need to build and operate a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Louisville, KY. The hospital is expected to operate as a joint venture between Encompass Health and Baptist...
Oct 20, 2021 | Investor Company News
The University of Louisville dedicated a new Cultural and Equity Center, home of the Office of Diversity Education and Inclusive Excellence, Cultural Center, LGBT Center, Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice and Women’s Center. Located on the first floor of...
Oct 19, 2021 | Investor Company News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH, FAAFP, chief health equity officer and senior vice president of Humana Inc. as a new member. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields...
Oct 19, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
Companies across the commonwealth are struggling to find enough workers to meet their labor demands, a pre-pandemic labor problem that came home to roost when COVID-19 shook up the economy. In addition to seeking employees to fill those vacancies, many large firms are...
Oct 19, 2021 | Investor Company News
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences announced that it is joining the RAPID Alliance Medications 360 Study, with a goal of transforming how medications and vaccines are delivered in the US from 2022 – 2031. The RAPID Alliance is a...
Oct 19, 2021 | Investor Company News
For too long, Kentucky has struggled with high rates of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, influenza, and asthma. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the lung health of many Kentuckians, and while lung diseases, infections and...
Oct 14, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
For the eighth year, UofL has been named a recipient of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. UofL also has earned second year in a row...
Oct 11, 2021 | Health Enterprise Network News
Class of 2021 Healthcare Fellow, Gretchen Leiterman, chief operating officer of Baptist Health Louisville, is named 2021 Business Women First Enterprising Women. Gretchen talks about the biggest challenge she’s had to overcome in your career, advice she would...
Oct 11, 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion
GLI’s Racial Equity Toolkit was created to help businesses who have already signed Greater Louisville’s Racial Equity Pledge and plan to utilize the GLI and EquityVested Inclusion Index to help them live up to their commitment. For each principle accompanying the...
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