The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights is investigating the hospital over how it treats Black women needing labor and delivery care.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation over how the Los Angeles hospital treats Black women who give birth there, an official with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed.
The letter noted that based on the allegations and the fact that Cedars-Sinai receives federal funding, the agency is reviewing whether the hospital is complying with federal civil rights laws.The family of Kira Dixon Johnson alleges in a lawsuit that racist practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center led to her bleeding out after giving birth.
But the scan was never performed, according to the lawsuits. By the time she was sent in for surgery, doctors found three liters of blood in her abdomen, and she soon died from hemorrhagic shock due to the blood loss, the lawsuits say. “Cedars-Sinai clinicians, leaders and researchers have long been concerned with national disparities in Black maternal health, and we are proud of the work we’ve done to address these issues in Los Angeles as well as at the state and national levels,” the statement said.
The hospital also has a partnership with Cherished Futures for Black Moms & Babies, to connect healthcare organizations and Black community leaders to develop solutions to reduce inequities in Black maternal and infant health.
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