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OUR PURPOSE

We are coming together to make our collective voices heard as we seek accountability & change at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A recent investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has found that Cedars-Sinai Medical Center had “some knowledge of the systemic issues plaguing Black maternal health throughout the nation and the state, as well as birthing issues present at Cedars-Sinai,” according to the letter sent from OCR to Cedars-Sinai on November 12, 2024.

OUR PURPOSE

We are coming together to make our collective voices heard as we seek accountability and change at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A recent investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has found that Cedars-Sinai Medical Center had “some knowledge of the systemic issues plaguing Black maternal health throughout the nation and the state, as well as birthing issues present at Cedars-Sinai,” according to the letter sent from OCR to Cedars-Sinai on November 12, 2024.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 10 a.m. at the main entrance of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The letter outlined 10 actions Cedars-Sinai should take to make conditions safer for Black maternal patients and to ensure compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements under Title VI and Section 1557. Specifically, under the Agreement:

  1. Accountability

  2. Funding of BIPOC Maternal Health Equity CBO’s

  3. Immediate Suspension of At-Fault Providers

  4. Improvements to Office of Patient Advocacy

  5. Independent Community Oversight Board with mandatory minority patient inclusion

  1. Discrimination training and Zero-Tolerance Policy
    for Discrimination

  2. Equity Metrics in Leadership Evaluations

  3. Legally Binding Agreement with OCR

  4. 100% respectful care training

  5. Comprehensive Cesarean guideline reform

● Public Apology and Accountability

●Funding of BIPOC Maternal Health Equity CBO’s

●Immediate Suspension of At-Fault Providers

●Improvements to Office of Patient Advocacy

●Independent Community Oversight Board with mandatory minority patient inclusion

● Discrimination training and Zero-Tolerance Policy
for Discrimination

● Equity Metrics in Leadership Evaluations

● Legally Binding Agreement with OCR

● 100% respectful care training

● Comprehensive Cesarean guideline reform

VIEW THE FULL COPY OF OUR DEMAND HERE

REGISTER NOW!

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 10 a.m. at the main entrance of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Cedars -Sinai has failed to respond to OCR’s requested 10 actions as sent to them in November 2024. As a result we have outlined our own 10 actions that we are demanding of Cedars-Sinai to make conditions safer for black pregnant women seeking maternal healthcare at Cedars and to ensure compliance … specifically, under the agreement:


  1. Accountability

  1. Funding of BIPOC Maternal Health Equity CBO’s

  1. Immediate Suspension of At-Fault Providers

  1. Improvements to Office of Patient Advocacy

  1. Independent Community Oversight Board with mandatory minority patient inclusion

  1. Discrimination training and Zero-Tolerance Policy for Discrimination

  1. Equity Metrics in Leadership Evaluations

  1. Legally Binding Agreement with OCR

  1. 100% respectful care training

  1. Comprehensive Cesarean guideline reform

VIEW THE FULL COPY OF OUR DEMAND HERE

Video from : Kimberly Turbin. This was taken from her birthing experience in Cedars-Sinai Tarzana that shows clear abuse towards people of color in the hospital.

Video from : Kimberly Turbin. This was taken from her birthing experience in Cedars-Sinai Tarzana

that shows clear abuse towards people of color in the hospital.

The report further states that, “Given these findings and the reality of Black birthing outcomes, Cedars-Sinai has acknowledged the necessity for “commitment, investment and innovation to produce meaningful, measurable change” to improve Black maternal health nationally, locally, and at Cedars-Sinai.”

Cedars-Sinai was given 30 days to respond and to date, has not. We believe that they are choosing to be non-responsive, thinking this situation will go away when the Biden Administration leaves office.

But Cedars-Sinai needs to know that WE, the people, the patients, and the survivors of their discriminatory practices are not going away. We will not stand by and let more mothers lose their lives during routine health procedures. We will continue to work to ensure that moms come home with their babies.


Join us! Stand with us on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 10 a.m. at the main entrance of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.


Bring your family, friends, organizations. This is a human rights protest for maternal health!

Our Black Moms Are Our Black History!

Please complete this registration form and we will will send you additional details about the February 5, 2025 protest.

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