Parental Leave Policies in the Top 20 US Hospitals: A Call for Inclusivity and Improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate and compare parental leave policies from the top United States (US) hospitals with a focus on inclusivity of all types of parents.

Methods

In September and October of 2021, the parental leave policies of the top 20 US hospitals, ranked by the 2021 US News & World report, were evaluated. Parental leave policies were obtained and reviewed through the hospitals' public websites. Hospitals' Human Relations (HR) departments were contacted to confirm the policies. Hospital policies were scored against a rubric created by the authors.

Results

Among the top US hospitals (21 total hospitals), 17 (81%) had publicly available policies, and one policy was obtained by contacting HR. Fourteen of the 18 hospitals (77.8%) had a parental leave policy distinctive

SUBMITTER: Kraus MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10122222 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature