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Working in a diverse environment lends to the opportunity of a variety of people bringing forward different ideas to increase the patient experience. In your role as an allied healthcare professional, you will interact with patients from a variety of cultures, backgrounds, religious practices. For this week's assignment predict at least 2 diversity issues that you might encounter in your role as an allied healthcare provider. How will these issues impact care? What can health care organizations do to assist their employees in providing care to a diverse patient population?

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Running Head: DIVERSITY ISSUES IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Diversity issues in Healthcare Organizations

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DIVERSITY ISSUES IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

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As a healthcare provider, there are numerous challenges that might emerge when dealing
with patients from diverse backgrounds. The first and most promiscuous challenge is the issue of
language barrier. Over 31 million of American citizens residing in America do not have English
as their first language and this means that they either cannot speak in English at all or use broken
English. This means that the patient and the healthcare provider are unable to communicate with
each other resulting in frustration on both parts (Spector, 2002). And to worsen the situation, the
minority races in the country are misrepresented in healthcare centers with only 9% of healthcare
physicians constituting of the minority populations. This means that th...


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