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8 VIRGINIA MEDICINE T hree UVA Health hospitals have earned the LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader award from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for their equitable treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer patients, visitors and team members. UVA Medical Center, UVA Prince William Medical Center and UVA Haymarket Medical Center received a score of 100 — the best possible rating — in the foundation's 2022 Healthcare Equality Index. "At UVA Health, our goal is to be a welcoming place for all Virginians to receive high-quality, compassionate care," says K. Craig Kent, MD, chief executive officer of UVA Health and the University of Virginia's executive vice president for health affairs. "Providing care for our diverse communities also includes a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all our team members feel supported to provide great care." The Human Rights Campaign, a national civil rights organization for the LGBTQ+ community, rates hospitals on how well their policies and practices support inclusion of LGBTQ+ patients, visitors, and employees. Hospitals are rated in multiple areas, including: • policies and staff training in LGBTQ+ patient-centered care • LGBTQ+ patient services and support • employee benefits and policies • patient and community engagement "These honors from the Humans Right Campaign Foundation mark the positive strides UVA Health has made to make our health system a more inclusive place both to provide and receive care," says Tracy M. Downs, MD, FACS, UVA Health's chief diversity and community engagement officer. "We will work to build on these accomplishments and learn what else we need to put in place to ensure all members of the UVA Health community feel supported and welcome." N E W S UVA Health Receives National Awards for Support of LGBTQ+ Patients, Team Members UVA Medical Center's South Tower illuminated in rainbow colors to celebrate Pride Month. UVA Children's Honored as #1 Children's Hospital in Virginia U VA Children's, part of UVA Health, has been named the #1 children's hospital in Virginia for the second consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report. The publication's 2022-23 "Best Children's Hospitals" guide also ranked six UVA Children's specialties among the top 50 nationally in their fields. The six ranked specialties are: • Pediatric cardiology and heart surgery: 20th • Neonatology: 32nd • Pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery: 39th • Pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery: 44th • Pediatric neurology and neurosurgery: 45th • Pediatric diabetes and endocrinology: 49th The U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals guide identifies hospitals providing the highest-quality care for children with the most serious or complicated healthcare needs. The rankings are based on several factors, including patient outcomes, the availability of specialized clinics and programs, patient safety measures and a national survey of pediatric specialists. "As a member of the UVA Children's team, I see every day the commitment to providing extraordinary care to our young patients and their families," says James Nataro, MD, PhD, MBA, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at UVA. "I am honored to work alongside this incredible team, and I am thrilled to see their hard work recognized nationally."

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