A report the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation released shows that the number of U.S. hospitals striving to treat LGBT patients equally and respectfully is on the rise, according to a press release.
Those from Illinois in the top ranks include Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Rush University Medical Center.
The report details the results of the most recent Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This year’s survey found a 40 percent increase in rated facilities, which totaled 407 nationwide. It also found a 162-percent increase in the number of facilities achieving the status of “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality.”
The entire report is at www.hrc.org/hei.