Read More: “Just as growing diversity is shaking up the nation’s politics, the increasingly multicultural populations served by U.S. healthcare providers are also driving changes in the organizations’ C-suites and boardrooms. But the transformation is still a work in progress. Based on 2012 data from the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, minorities now make up 14% of hospital C-suite positions. That’s up significantly from 9% in the previous year and only 2% in the organization’s first benchmark survey in 1994”
Sustained efforts to increase minority representation in healthcare executive ranks are delivering results, but barriers still remain
