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MARCH
2005—"When we talk about separate facilities
being unequal and being funded by the federal
government, then we have a situation that's
operating against the law. Sometimes it's been
going on so long that no one even questions if
it's illegal," south side chapter NAACP
President Phillip O'Bannon told members of the
City Council Committee on Health at special
hearing on Tuesday.
Referring to Bethany Hospital, a west side
Advocate facility that receivedzero dollars in
significant capital investment from 1995-2003,
O'Bannon said.
"The question is, do
they (Bethany) have the modern technology they
have at other (Advocate) hospitals? Is the staff
as well trained or as numerous? The disparities
are glaring."
O'Bannon joined local community and religious
leaders at recent events denouncing Advocate's
racial disparities in major capital investments.
He announced that the national NAACP passed a
resolution calling for an end to Advocate's
practice of "racial redlining" of hospitals,
support for a Title VI civil rights complaint
filed by community groups and support for
workers' right to organize at Advocate.
"When you have a
system and one part is so much better than the
other,
maybe this [City
Council] committee can investigate and determine
whether the allegations are correct and
determine what you can do to address theses
inconsistencies," he said.
To read the full NAACP resolution
click here.
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