Everyone wants to maintain good health—but social barriers like discrimination or financial insecurity can make that impossibly difficult. At Penn Medicine, we work to address healthcare disparities so all patients can get the care they need.
Blueprint for Health Equity and Inclusion
The Blueprint for Health Equity and Inclusion guides the work of the Center for Health Equity Advancement and outlines the ways Penn Medicine advances health equity across its operations:
- Research and Evaluation: Gathering the evidence for how health systems achieve equitable care and inclusive clinical, working, and learning environments.
- Care Transformation: Redefining how we deliver care to ensure it meets the needs of all patients no matter how they define themselves.
- Education and Training: Empowering stakeholders across the enterprise and across all levels of their careers with the core concepts and skills needed to advance equity within their area.
- Workforce: Creating a diverse workforce that reflects the populations we serve through a strategic focus on building environments and policies that are inclusive and that respect all cultures and backgrounds.
- Community Engagement: Engaging community stakeholders to develop and implement data-driven interventions that address the community- and population-level barriers to receiving high-quality health care and achieving optimal health.
Read the full Blueprint for Health Equity & Inclusion
AHA Equity Pledge
In 2017, Penn Medicine signed the American Hospital Association (AHA) #123 Equity Pledge to Act to affirm and build upon our existing commitment to achieving health equity here at Penn Medicine.
Read our Pledge Report
Financial Assistance
We offer financial counseling and assistance programs to uninsured and under-insured patients.
Learn about options for financial assistance