1960s integration of US hospitals led to closure of Black healthcare institutions, with mixed effects on Black patients' health outcomes.

400 characters: Black hospitals in the US, which served as crucial sources of employment and community pride, have largely disappeared since the end of legal segregation in the 1960s. Hospitals like Mound Bayou's Taborian, established during Jim Crow, provided exclusive care for Black patients. The integration of hospitals due to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Medicare, and Medicaid, while improving healthcare access for Black people, also contributed to the closure of these institutions. Studies suggest mixed effects on the health of Black patients post-integration, with reduced mortality rates near accidents and a closing infants' mortality gap, but ongoing racism impacting their health.

August 10, 2024
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