More than half of health professionals denounce racism in hospitals and clinics: "It is a serious problem". Where discrimination is most reported is in centers that receive more Hispanic or black patients.
Most Black healthcare workers (58%) and nearly five in 10 Latinos (49%) indicate they have been discriminated against in the workplace because of their race or ethnicity. Discriminated against for not speaking English, the main reason for Latinos to be discriminated against. But nearly half (48%) said medical providers are more tolerant when it comes to dark-skinned patients.