A national doctors network is facing a lawsuit over a hiring initiative offering a large financial bonus that is alleged to be discriminatory by being limited to black applicants, yet another of the racially exclusionary programs that have taken root in post-Obama America.
Vituity, a 100 percent owned by physicians nationwide medical network specializing in a wide range of care, is reportedly drawing criticism over its “Bridge to Brilliance Program” which offers a $100,000 signing bonus but evidently not to white people.
The enticement violates federal discrimination laws according to Do No Harm, an organization that describes itself as “a national association of medical professionals combating the attack on our healthcare system from woke activists.”
“Black patients want the best doctors and the best medical care – not doctors that are racially concordant,” Do No Harm board chair Dr. Stanley Goldfarb told Fox News Digital.
“Vituity’s Bridge to Brilliance Program, which offers physicians hiring opportunities and sign on bonuses on the basis of race, is abhorrent and rightfully illegal,” he added.
The initiative is “designed to bridge the gaps in access and opportunities in health care for historically marginalized communities.” according to Vituity. “Led by our DEI/Health Equity team, this program provides aspiring and current health care professionals with the resources and support needed to thrive on their journey in medicine.”
“Medical staffing agencies like Vituity are given the important responsibility of offering medical positions to the most qualified medical professionals. Like all aspects of health care, patient safety and patient concerns should be primary, not the skin color or the racial makeup of their physician,” Goldfarb told the outlet. “Medical professionals should be hired on merit alone.,”
“We will vigorously defend the Program and continue our mission to enhance healthcare services for all communities,” the organization said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion – it’s in our DNA,” Vituity boasts on its website.
In its lawsuit, Do No Harm argues that it has “at least one member [referred to in the suit as Doctor A] who is ready and able to apply for the incentive program if Vituity stops discriminating against non-Black applicants.”
“[N]on-Black physicians like Doctor A are ineligible to apply to, and are excluded from, Vituity’s program. They cannot compete for the higher bonuses and other benefits on equal footing because of their race,” according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that the $100,000 reward is “much higher” than the normal signing bonuses.
“The lawsuit argues that Vituity is violating Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act, which “protects the equal right of all persons… to make and enforce contracts without respect to race.” Section 1981 also ‘prohibits intentional race discrimination in the making and enforcement of public and private contracts,” according to Fox News.
“Racial discrimination is invidious in all contexts,” the lawsuit – which has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida – states, quoting the Supreme Court.
“Vituity’s dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is at the heart of our organization and we believe it is core to transforming healthcare and improving lives. We have a DEI leadership team that is solely focused on leading our organization-wide initiatives and they are supported by an executive council, an advisory group, and Vituity Communities, our resource groups,” the organization states, touting its commitment to DEI, a concept that has been used throughout corporate America to promote discrimination against white people.
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