Sentences with phrase «predominantly white patients»

Moreover, the research shows, trauma patients of all races are 40 percent less likely to die — regardless of the severity of their injuries — if they are treated at hospitals with lower - than - expected mortality rates, the vast majority of which serve predominantly white patients.

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They noted that 27 (15 percent) of trauma centers serve a population that is more than 50 percent minority, while 154 have patients who are predominantly white.

Tweedy experiences this sad truth from both sides of the stethoscope and relates his challenges in navigating the predominantly white medical world as a patient and a professional.