Some hospitals are bracing to be caught up in the Trump administration's DEI executive order, which could upend their efforts to recruit a health workforce reflective of the communities they serve. Why it matters: Hospitals — and most of the health care sector writ large — have leaned into the belief that embracing diversity and inclusion can improve patient care,

The move to close the unit comes after Trump issued a number of executive orders aimed at cutting DEI programs on a federal level and among federal contractors as well as private companies, and as PBS faces an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission, following repeated threats by Trump.

PBS has announced it will be permanently closing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office in response to an executive