Advancing the health of communities throughout Connecticut is the mission of the Connecticut Hospital Association. CHA and member hospitals are designing and implementing statewide initiatives to meet our collective mission of improving community health.
Healthcare disparities and diversity are key issues that, when properly addressed, can dramatically improve the health of all communities in our state. The CHA Board of Trustees has made addressing disparities, increasing diversity, and achieving health equity a top priority. One of the first initiatives launched to address this priority is the innovative CHA Diversity Collaborative: From Intent to Impact.
The goals of the Diversity Collaborative are to:
- increase diversity in hospital governance and senior management,
- improve cultural competence in the delivery of care, and
- increase supplier diversity.
Developed by a special CHA Board subcommittee and overseen by the Committee on Human Resources of the CHA Board, the Diversity Collaborative will engage hospital teams in regular, sustained education and sharing of best practices, all based on the highly successful Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) clinical collaborative model. Through webinars, educational sessions, and conference calls, we will focus on strategies and interventions to increase diversity and improve cultural competence, while using specific metrics to measure and track progress toward the primary goal of improving patient care.
The Diversity Collaborative began with an October 25, 2011 Kickoff Symposium, featuring national and state experts, and community partners. The Symposium marked the start of a multi-year, statewide initiative.
To learn more, e-mail diversity@chime.org.
