Health equity at HonorHealth
What is health equity?
Across our nation, there are gaps in healthcare accessibility and notable differences in the overall health of people within various groups and across communities. The goal of health equity is to ensure that everyone can be as healthy as possible.
HonorHealth focuses on two broad areas to make this a reality:
Patient-centered care
We focus on caring for every person in our community. Patients from different backgrounds often have different and unique health needs. How patients understand healthcare and the level of care that they have access to can also result in different outcomes.
We ensure that our patients and families feel welcome and safe in our hospitals and practices. We make patients an active part of their care team and empower them to participate fully in decision-making related to their health.
Social determinants of health (SDOH)
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are conditions in the places where people live, learn, work and play that impact a wide range of health and quality-of-life risks and outcomes.
HonorHealth’s tenets of belonging
- Enabling opportunity for all and preparedness through fairness and training
- Opposing discrimination by promoting curiosity and transparency
- Fostering an emotional connection to our mission
People are at the core of HonorHealth. The sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, ingenuity, innovation, unique capabilities and talent that our team members invest in their work represents a significant part of our culture, our reputation and our achievement. Employees of HonorHealth commit to live our ICARE values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Empathy.
We will advance our ICARE values in order to provide the best experiences for our people, patients and the communities we serve.
Our promise to our patients is to provide patient-centered, equitable care that considers unique perspectives.
Our promise to each other is to respect and learn from our differences.
For more information, contact diversity@honorhealth.com.
1“HonorHealth and its subsidiary organizations are equal opportunity employers (EOE) and will take the appropriate actions to employ, advance in employment and treat all members of protected classifications without discrimination in all employment practices. HonorHealth is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, color, religion, national origin, disability, military status (including veterans), genetic information (GINA) or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. These actions include, but are not limited to, hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other conditions of employment.”
“Programs select candidates from among eligible applicants based on their educational preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills and personal qualities such as motivation and integrity.”
Source: HonorHealth Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy; HonorHealth Institutional Eligibility and Selection Process Policy