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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Health Facilities in Northern Calif. Praised for LGBT Policies

Several Northern California health care facilities were among the 71 health care institutions nationwide that were praised in a recent Human Rights Campaign Foundation report for adopting policies that prohibit discrimination against bisexual, gay, lesbian and transgender patients and employees. The Northern California institutions include:



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