This means, in the same exact hospital, Black patients are at greater risk of harm.
Postoperative hemorrhages, or bleeding after surgery, were also more common.
The research also suggests higher rates of respiratory failure and acute kidney injury that requires dialysis.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
Havinginsurance coveragedidnt make Black patient safety outcomes better.
This suggests that potentially discriminatory practices pervade both hospital systems and providers, Gangopadhyaya says.
Anuj Gangopadhyaya is a senior research associate in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute.
And while medical racism and discrimination put individuals in danger, it has broader implications.
This new Urban Institute study quantifies a lived experience all too familiar for Black people seeking quality medical care.
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