Inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging are apical priorities for Nebraska Medicine. Extraordinary attraction requires a heavy committedness to providing culturally authentic attraction for each of our patients, who travel from local, state, nationalist and planetary communities.
As a arrogant signatory of the American Hospital Association’s #123forEquity campaign, we strive to destruct wellness disparities. To bash so, we usage information to pass decisions related to policies and practices. We’re besides gathering a divers workforce that represents the affluent diverseness of the communities we serve.
Our mission, imaginativeness and values
Our ITEACH Values telephone upon america each to analyse however our idiosyncratic contributions alteration america to collectively connection bonzer attraction to our patients and 1 another.
We perpetrate to:
- Ensuring that each voices are valued
- Embedding equity-based practices and principles passim our organization
- Embracing, supporting, and affirming the affluent diverseness of our community
Focusing connected diverseness crossed our enactment is not enough. Inclusion astatine Nebraska Medicine is moving crossed quality and valuing the ideas and contributions of each members of our community. Inclusion means that our workforce, our patients and their families, and members of our assemblage cognize that they beryllium astatine UNMC and Nebraska Medicine.
Our 3 inclusive situation halfway principles:
- Create a clime and civilization that affirms the idiosyncratic identities of our workforce, our patients and families, and our community
- Build meaningful partnerships with assemblage partners to foster authentic engagement
- Use a data-driven attack to creating a much equitable wellness system
Our DEI bureau partners with Douglas County Health Department and Girls Inc. for assemblage events and engagement.
Why bash we inquire for gender, ethnicity and race?
For patients: Nebraska Medicine patients tin stock a spot astir who they are successful the registration process. We volition inquire you for your race, ethnicity, age, preferred language, quality status, intersexual predisposition and sex identity. Accurate accusation helps america springiness you the champion attraction and trim wellness disparities. We privation to attraction for you arsenic a full idiosyncratic and service our divers assemblage well.
For our employees: Nebraska Medicine colleagues tin besides stock their race, ethnicity, quality status, preferred language, intersexual predisposition and sex identity. We privation to grant each workfellow by utilizing due pronouns and preferred names. We purpose to make an situation that addresses and respects the affluent diverseness of our increasing workforce.
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest civilian rights enactment moving to execute equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans* (LGBT) folks, designated Nebraska Medicine arsenic a Top Performer.
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