Black Children with Sickle Cell Seeking Pain Meds Called ‘Addicts’: Jury Awards $21M To Black Doctor After He Exposed Shocking Racism at Seattle Children’s Hospital
Last week, a jury awarded $21 million to Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the Black former medical director of a clinic serving low-income children run by Seattle Children’s Hospital, who sued the hospital for racial discrimination against patients and for creating a hostile work environment based on race. In his lawsuit, Danielson said hospital leaders failed to…