Closing the Gap in Healthcare Leadership Diversity A Witt/Kieffer Study
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<strong>Clos<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Gap</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Healthcare</strong> <strong>Leadership</strong> <strong>Diversity</strong>: A <strong>Witt</strong>/<strong>Kieffer</strong> <strong>Study</strong><br />
Are <strong>Leadership</strong> Teams Sufficiently Diverse?<br />
Slightly more respondents than <strong>in</strong> previous surveys feel that m<strong>in</strong>ority executives are well-represented today <strong>in</strong><br />
healthcare organization management teams, and that <strong>the</strong> diversity of senior management teams reflects patient<br />
demographics, compared to 2011. But with less than 20% of respondents overall agree<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 2015, <strong>the</strong>re is still<br />
significant opportunity to improve <strong>the</strong> diversity of leadership teams. A slight <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> agreement among racially or<br />
ethnically diverse participants comes primarily from Hispanic and Asian respondents, who found management teams<br />
to be more representative <strong>in</strong> 2015 than <strong>in</strong> 2011, with Hispanic participants mov<strong>in</strong>g from 9% agreement <strong>in</strong> 2011 to<br />
10% <strong>in</strong> 2015 and Asian respondents mov<strong>in</strong>g from 10% agreement to 14% <strong>in</strong> 2015.<br />
African-American respondents were less likely to agree <strong>in</strong> 2015 than <strong>in</strong> 2011, with only 2% agree<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 2015 while<br />
6% agreed <strong>in</strong> 2011. An African-American physician notes, “I see that <strong>in</strong> a lot of organizations, leadership does not<br />
necessarily represent <strong>the</strong> community <strong>the</strong>y serve, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g cl<strong>in</strong>ical leadership, adm<strong>in</strong>istrative leadership, and boards<br />
of directors . . . I th<strong>in</strong>k we have a long way to go.”<br />
M<strong>in</strong>ority executives are well-represented today <strong>in</strong><br />
healthcare management teams.<br />
26%<br />
14%<br />
6%<br />
10%<br />
2011 2015<br />
Caucasian Respondents<br />
Racially/Ethnically Diverse Respondents<br />
M<strong>in</strong>ority executives are well-represented today <strong>in</strong><br />
healthcare management teams.<br />
74%<br />
90%<br />
98%<br />
86%<br />
26%<br />
10%<br />
2%<br />
14%<br />
Caucasian<br />
Respondents<br />
Hispanic<br />
Respondents<br />
African-American<br />
Respondents<br />
Asian<br />
Respondents<br />
2015 Agree<br />
2015 Disagree<br />
6<br />
<strong>Witt</strong>/<strong>Kieffer</strong>