In the news: More facilities stepping up to give LGBT community equal rights in the healthcare setting

According to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index 2010, the majority of healthcare facilities in the United States do not have policies in place to guarantee lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals the right to receive their preferred visitors and designate surrogate decision makers during medical emergencies. According to the report, only 58% of the nation’s largest hospitals protect patients from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. 
 

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