{"id":28,"date":"2025-01-15T16:45:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T16:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-02-19T23:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T23:43:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Shame on Cedars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tJOIN US. STAND WITH US. FIGHT WITH US.<br \/>\n\t<\/h1>\n<h4>\n\t\tOUR PURPOSE\n\t<\/h4>\n<h4>\n\t\tWe are coming together to make our collective voices heard as we seek accountability &#038; change at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A recent investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has found that Cedars-Sinai Medical Center had &#8220;some knowledge of the systemic issues plaguing Black maternal health throughout the nation and the state, as well as birthing issues present at Cedars-Sinai,&#8221; according to the letter sent from OCR to Cedars-Sinai on November 12, 2024.\n\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Image_20250111_041227_580.jpeg\" alt=\"Image_20250111_041227_580\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1152\" width=\"2048\" title=\"Image_20250111_041227_580\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/New-Divider-4.png\" alt=\"New Divider 4\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"920\" title=\"New Divider 4\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tREGISTER NOW!\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sub.shameoncedars.com\/shame-on-cedar-registration-form-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJOIN THE PROTEST\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t<strong>RESCHEDULED FOR :<\/strong> Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 10 a.m. at <strong>Cedars Sinai Beverly Hills 8700 Beverly blvd Corner of San Vicente &amp; Gracie Allen<\/strong>\n\t<\/h2>\n<h4>\n\t\t<strong>The letter outlined 10 actions Cedars-Sinai <\/strong>should take to make conditions safer for Black maternal patients and to ensure compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements under Title VI and Section 1557. Specifically, under the Agreement:\n\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\t1. Accountability<br \/><br \/>2. Funding of BIPOC Maternal Health Equity CBO&#8217;s&nbsp;<br \/><br \/>3. Immediate Suspension of At-Fault Providers&nbsp;<br \/><br \/>4. Improvements to Office of Patient Advocacy&nbsp;<br \/><br \/>5. Independent Community Oversight Board with mandatory minority patient inclusion\n\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t6. Discrimination training and Zero-Tolerance Policy for Discrimination&nbsp;<br \/><br \/>7. Equity Metrics in Leadership Evaluations&nbsp;<br \/><br \/>8. Legally Binding Agreement with OCR&nbsp;<br \/><br \/>9. 100% respectful care training<br \/><br \/>10. Comprehensive Cesarean guideline reform\n\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\tVIEW THE FULL COPY OF OUR DEMAND HERE\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/11AWCv9UzVmB6eAU6LTTtvIT2xc-IX8lk\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW FULL PDF\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GIFT-CARD-DONATION-DRIVE-divider-1.png\" alt=\"GIFT CARD DONATION DRIVE divider\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\" title=\"GIFT CARD DONATION DRIVE divider\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>4KIRA4MOMS LA FIRES <strong>GIFT CARD DRIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a response and in support of moms and families impacted by the devastating California wildfires.<\/p>\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Food<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Groceries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Clothing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Healthcare Supplies<\/li>\n<li>Gas<\/li>\n<li>Household Items<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p>These will provide much-needed relief and hope to those affected.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/donation-form\/4kira4moms-gift-card-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDONATE HERE\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Irth-Logo.png\" alt=\"Irth Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"335\" width=\"330\" title=\"Irth Logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h1>Ensure Provider Accountability!<br \/>\nReview Your Provider Today!<\/h1>\n<p>Irth, as in Birth but we dropped the B for bias, is the first of its kind &#8220;Yelp-like&#8221; platform designed\u00a0 for Black and brown women and birthing people to leave and find ratings and reviews of maternity doctors, hospitals, and pediatricians. Irth&#8217;s anonymized reviews and collective experiences are transformed into powerful data to drive transparency and accountability within health systems. The groundbreaking Birth Without Bias (BWB) Hospital Improvement program, centers Black patient feedback, to create more respectful and equitable care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join our movement! Share your Cedars Sinai experience to help us push for change !<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVisit Irth Website\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/irth-birth-without-bias\/id1537466974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload via IOS\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.irth.review&#038;pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload Via Android\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1.png\" alt=\"1\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Media-Grid.mp4\" \/><div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-28-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Media-Grid.mp4?_=1\" \/><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Media-Grid.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Media-Grid.mp4\">https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Media-Grid.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h4>\n\t\t<em>Video from : Kimberly Turbin. This was taken from her birthing experience in <strong>Cedars-Sinai Tarzana<\/strong> that shows clear abuse towards people of color in the hospital.<\/em>\n\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/media-right-1.png\" alt=\"media right\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"media right\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h4>\n\t\tThe report further states that, <strong><em>&#8220;Given these findings and the reality of Black birthing outcomes, Cedars-Sinai has acknowledged the necessity for &#8220;commitment, investment and innovation to produce meaningful, measurable change&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> to improve Black maternal health nationally, locally, and at Cedars-Sinai.&#8221;<br \/><br \/><strong>Cedars-Sinai was given 30 days to respond and to date, has not.<\/strong> We believe that they are choosing to be non-responsive, thinking this situation will go away when the Biden Administration leaves office.<br \/><br \/><strong>But Cedars-Sinai needs to know that WE, the people, the patients, and the survivors of their discriminatory practices are not going away.<\/strong> We will not stand by and let more mothers lose their lives during routine health procedures. We will continue to work to ensure that moms come home with their babies.<br \/>\n\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NEw-divider-2.png\" alt=\"NEw divider 2\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"600\" width=\"1920\" title=\"NEw divider 2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tJoin us! Stand with us on Thursday<em><strong>, February 20, 2025, at 10 a.m.<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;<em><strong>at Cedars Sinai Beverly Hills 8700 Beverly blvd Corner of San Vicente &amp; Gracie Allen<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Bring your family, friends, organizations. This is a human rights protest for maternal health!&nbsp;\n\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t<strong>Our Black Moms Are Our Black History!<\/strong><br \/><strong>Please complete this registration form<\/strong> and we will will send you additional details about the February 20, 2025 protest. Join us and sign up today!\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sub.shameoncedars.com\/shame-on-cedar-registration-form-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJOIN THE PROTEST. REGISTER HERE!\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t<strong>MEDIA &amp; PHOTOGRAPHY NOTICE<\/strong><br \/>\n\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\tBy attending Shame on Cedars Protest on February 20, 2025, you acknowledge and agree that 4Kira4Moms, Inc. and its affiliates may capture photographs, video, and other media during the event. These materials may be used for promotional, educational, and advocacy purposes, including social media, websites, and printed publications.<br \/><br \/>Your participation grants 4Kira4Moms, Inc. the unrestricted right to use and distribute your likeness without compensation. If you do not consent to being recorded, please notify event staff upon arrival.<br \/><br \/>For questions or concerns, contact&nbsp;info@4kira4moms.com&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1AjhNzBWHLfP9sign26pV-BjzyhefKYRh\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMEDIA ADVISORY &#038; CONSENT NOTICE HERE\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tOUR PARTNERS\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kIM-LOGO.png\" alt=\"kIM LOGO\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\" title=\"kIM LOGO\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Consumer-watchdog-logo.png\" alt=\"Consumer watchdog logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\" title=\"Consumer watchdog logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elephant-Circle-Logo.png\" alt=\"Elephant Circle Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\" title=\"Elephant Circle Logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iRTH.png\" alt=\"iRTH\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\" title=\"iRTH\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tREAD MORE ARTICLES HERE\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/brief\/news\/health\/nearly-9-years-after-a-black-mothers-death-at-cedars-sinai-advocates-say-they-havent-seen-enough-change\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kira-Article-3.png\" alt=\"Kira Article 3\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Kira Article 3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/news\/health\/nearly-9-years-after-a-black-mothers-death-at-cedars-sinai-advocates-say-they-havent-seen-enough-change\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kira-Article-2.png\" alt=\"Kira Article 2\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Kira Article 2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2023-07-11\/cedars-sinai-facing-federal-civil-rights-investigation-over-treatment-of-black-mothers\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1-1.png\" alt=\"1\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/los-angeles-hospital-sued-racism-death-black-mother-rcna27916\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2.png\" alt=\"2\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/12\/us\/cedars-sinai-california-civil-rights-investigation-black-women-birth\/index.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shameoncedars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/3.png\" alt=\"3\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/brief\/news\/health\/nearly-9-years-after-a-black-mothers-death-at-cedars-sinai-advocates-say-they-havent-seen-enough-change\" title=\"A BLACK MOTHER&#039;S DEATH\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tA BLACK MOTHER&#8217;S DEATH\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/news\/health\/nearly-9-years-after-a-black-mothers-death-at-cedars-sinai-advocates-say-they-havent-seen-enough-change\" title=\"NEARLY 9 YEARS AFTER A BLACK MOTHER&#039;S DEATH AT CEDARS-SINAI, ADVOCATES SAY THEY HAVEN&#039;T SEEN ENOUGH CHANGE\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tNEARLY 9 YEARS AFTER A BLACK MOTHER&#8217;S DEATH AT CEDARS-SINAI, ADVOCATES SAY THEY HAVEN&#8217;T SEEN ENOUGH CHANGE\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2023-07-11\/cedars-sinai-facing-federal-civil-rights-investigation-over-treatment-of-black-mothers\" title=\"CEDARS-SINAI FACES FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION OVER TREATMENT OF BLACK MOTHERS\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tCEDARS-SINAI FACES FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION OVER TREATMENT OF BLACK MOTHERS\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/los-angeles-hospital-sued-racism-death-black-mother-rcna27916\" title=\"LOS ANGELES HOSPITAL SUED FOR RACISM IN DEATH OF BLACK MOTHER\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tLOS ANGELES HOSPITAL SUED FOR RACISM IN DEATH OF BLACK MOTHER\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/12\/us\/cedars-sinai-california-civil-rights-investigation-black-women-birth\/index.html\" title=\"CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER FACING CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION FOR TREATMENT OF BLACK WOMEN GIVING BIRTH\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER FACING CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION FOR TREATMENT OF BLACK WOMEN GIVING BIRTH\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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