Bronx Pastors Pledge to Continue Fight against Segregated Specialty Care in Academic Hospitals
Bronx, NY – on Friday, May 3rd, Bronx Health REACH held its annual pastor’s breakfast to honor the work done by the 47 churches participating in the Bronx Health REACH Faith-Based Outreach Initiative (FBOI) and discuss the future of the FBOI and the Segregated Care Campaign. The Segregated Care Campaign seeks to improve the current unequal access to outpatient specialty care in teaching hospitals across New York through a state-level bill that would require hospitals to provide the same care to everyone regardless of their health insurance or even if they don’t have health insurance. Since 2007, the FBOI coalition has mobilized and educated over 5,000 clergy members to promote equal access to care in New York City. At the end of the breakfast, the pastors renewed their commitment to the campaign and identified concrete ways their congregations could be leaders in this important effort.