On Friday, May 27, MHA, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, and the National LGBT Health Education Center at the Fenway Institute co-sponsored an important training session on best practices for hospital personnel to improve access to medical care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients across the commonwealth, with a special focus on transgender individuals.
The goal of the training was to ensure that hospital staff and other healthcare providers have the knowledge necessary to develop internal intake and admission procedures, data collection policies, and clinical care principles that support culturally competent care for this population. A similar training will be conducted in Western Massachusetts in July. Details will be announced shortly
MHA and its member hospitals have been strong and steadfast supporters of transgender rights, and MHA was one of the initial supporters of the transgender rights bill now working its way through the state legislature.