Health care leaders: Racism is another pandemic
Reginald Coopwood
Dr. Reginald Coopwood is president and CEO of Regional One Health.
Michael Ugwueke
Michael Ugwueke is President & CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, a six-hospital system in Memphis with $2 billion in annual revenue.
We, the leaders of the health care systems in the Mid-South, recognize that we must continue to do better in reaching at-risk populations. We must develop more effective intervention strategies. We must make engaging with our system easier and more practical.
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