Although minorities represent more than roughly one-third of patients in U.S. hospitals, minorities comprise only 14 percent of hospital board positions and 11 percent of executive leadership positions.
The Leverage Network is out to change those latter figures. Based in Chicago and headed by CEO Antoinette Hardy-Waller, TLN is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the representation of African Americans in Executive, Governance and Entrepreneurial roles in healthcare. Watch the following video to learn more about the network and how to get involved.