NYMC affiliate, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, Named Nation’s Most Inclusive Hospital
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, an Affiliate of NYMC for More Than 140 Years, Earned the Best Ranking Out of Over 3,000 Hospitals
New York Medical College affiliate, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, was named America's most racially inclusive hospital according to the Lown Institute, in its list of 2021 Winning Hospitals: Racial Inclusivity. The Lown Hospitals Index is the first ranking to examine the racial inclusivity of more than 3,200 U.S. hospitals.
The list used racial inclusivity scores which were determined by examining the demographics of the hospitals’ community population compared to the demographic of their patient population, using Medicare claims and U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey data.
The study determined that despite racial segregation being common in urban hospital markets, Metropolitan showcased the best inclusivity in relation to its local population.
Since its founding in 1875, Metropolitan has been an affiliate of NYMC, representing the oldest partnership between a public hospital and a private medical school in the United States.
