Dive Brief:
- More hospitals are targeting immigrant patients through a variety of new services.
- The changes come as demographic surveys show some immigrant groups are increasingly affluent.
- The American Hospital Association is pushing its members to tailor medical care to better serve the populations near hospitals.
Dive Insight:
One hospital in Houston has even changed the color of its paperwork "to reflect cultural preferences," the Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes. The efforts come as surveys show some immigrant groups in the U.S. have median household incomes that are above the national average.