Northeastern University: Yes, There's Racial Discrimination in Health Care, Students Are Trying to Fix It
June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
Ramya Kumar has long felt that systemic racism is ingrained in the U.S. healthcare system, and she's wanted to do something about it. An incident in an emergency room inspired her to take action.
She was working the front desk at a hospital in Iowa, where she grew up, when a Black woman walked into the ER complaining of abdominal pain. She was hunched over and grimacing in agony. Though . . .
Ramya Kumar has long felt that systemic racism is ingrained in the U.S. healthcare system, and she's wanted to do something about it. An incident in an emergency room inspired her to take action.
She was working the front desk at a hospital in Iowa, where she grew up, when a Black woman walked into the ER complaining of abdominal pain. She was hunched over and grimacing in agony. Though . . .