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Geisinger was designated by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer, according to a press release on Thursday, June 6. The recognition comes from the HRC’s Healthcare Equality Index, an annual survey that evaluates health care facilities’ policies and practices comparable to the equity and inclusion of patients, visitors and employees.

The 2024 HEI survey pulled information from 1,065 health care facilities and designated 462 organizations as LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performers.

“We’re honored to be acknowledged by the HRC’s HEI for our ongoing commitment to promote inclusivity and equity at Geisinger,” said Kim Drumgo, Geisinger’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, in a statement. “This achievement reminds us of the positive impact we can make together by existence champions of humanity and making a difference in the lives of others.”

In the statement, Geisinger mutual how the Kaiser Family Foundation noted that Homosexual adults are twice as likely as non-LGBTQ adults to be “treated unfairly or with disrespect by a doctor or healthcare provider” in the la

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