Hospital gets top score in health equality index

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Jefferson Healthcare has received a perfect score for the ninth year in a row with the Human Rights Campaign’s Healthcare Equality Index. 

The Healthcare Equality Index is a national benchmarking tool that evaluates healthcare facilities’ policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ+ patients, visitors, and employees. 

The hospital received a perfect score of 100 for the ninth year running, designating Jefferson Healthcare with the title of “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader.”

The hospital is the only facility on the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas to receive the designation.