The CCETCWC project will be managed and operated by our coalition’s board appointed professionals & organizational affiliates. African Americans are six (6) times more likely to die in the District of Columbia than our White citizens. Enough is enough. The statistics are evident.
The Mayor’s project does not provide a strong adaptation of principles and practices that will genuinely, deliberately and immediately raise the standards of care for our Black citizens, so that they are equal to that of our Caucasian citizens across the District and especially in low-income communities.
The District currently has four (4) Level I trauma centers located “West” of the Anacostia river where healthcare disparities are seemingly obsolete, and access to resources are more abundantly made available.
Racism is a mental health crisis that must be addressed across the nation, and in the Nation’s Capital. Our coalition members are a team of dedicated organizations and professionals committed to doing so.