Healthcare Equality Index
The Healthcare Equality Index 2009 (released May 2009) rates 166 U.S. healthcare facilities on their policies and practices related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The HEI focuses on five main policy criteria: patient non-discrimination, visitation, decision making, cultural competency training and employment policies and benefits. In the Healthcare Equality Index 2009 10 facilities reported LGBT-inclusive policies and practices for every one of the 10 HEI rated criteria.
- Healthcare Equality Index 2009 – Full Report pdf (1068 KB)
- HRC Foundation & GLMA Press Release and Statement
- Statements from Top Performing Facilities
About the HEI
The Healthcare Equality Index is a joint project of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. Released each spring, the HEI focuses on five main policy areas: patient non-discrimination, visitation, decision making, cultural competency training and employment policies and benefits. Participation in the HEI is open to the full range of healthcare facilities, including long-term care, assisted living, hospice, community health clinics and other branches of the healthcare industry.
