Poor patients get poor positions on the OR schedule and poor continuity of care
I have been an academic surgeon in a large medical center in New York City for the past 20 years. The current climate of scrutiny to systemic racism and bias (including prejudice against all “different” populations) coupled with our own struggles with growth and equitable distribution of resources has highlighted a disturbing trend.
It is and has been customary for as long as I’ve been practicing medicine to relegate patients with …
