The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has appointed Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens, M.D. to Senior Director of its Center for Health Equity, reports PR Newswire. In the new role, she will lead the development and execution of a huge plan to address the impact of healthcare disparities in Philadelphia and beyond. She will also partner closely with teams in CHOP’s Center for Healthcare Quality and Analytics along with the Healthier Together team to continue to improve the health and healthcare of not only CHOP’s patients but those in the surrounding Philadelphia community. “Dr. Bryant-Stephens’ work at CHOP, and in the community, makes her the ideal leader to collaborate with numerous department and division leaders in prioritizing health equity as a core value in our ongoing improvement work here at CHOP,” said Madeline Bell , President, and CEO at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in a news release . “We know that Dr. Bryant-Stephens is excited for the opportunity to build the...