Study Reveals Disparities in Nursing Care Quality at Hospitals Serving Black Patients

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research have released a study showcasing poorer patient outcomes tied to nursing care in hospitals predominantly serving Black communities. They analyzed data from 3,101 hospitals between 2019 and 2022, focusing on four critical nursing-sensitive indicators: pressure ulcers, perioperative pulmonary embolism/deep vein thrombosis, postoperative sepsis, and failure to rescue—defined as mortality after surgical complications. This underscores significant disparities in healthcare quality.