Healthcare works are required to sign on to the groups anti-gay, no-sex-outside marriage pledge.
Pastor Franklin Graham, the CEO and President of Samaritan's Purse, is known for two primary things: speaking at President Trump’s inauguration and dictating anti-LGBTQ positions.
that he was “concerned,” but he feels confident they will act in ways “consistent with the values and laws of New York City” and that the city needs “all the help we can get.” According to the New York State Department of Health, Mount Sinai Hospital was approved to run the offsite respiratory care unit with Samaritan's Purse until theis lifted. Still, the New York State Depart of Health's Communications Director Jonah Bruno tells Refinery29 that they will enforce"all applicable anti-discrimination laws and regulations."
"By participating in the unprecedented public health response to this pandemic, their joint partnership will provide an essential service to people who have tested positive for COVID-19," Bruno said in a statement.
In a statement to Refinery29, Mount Sinai spokesperson Loren Riegelhaupt stated the urgency of the current situation in New York and need for the type of services this respiratory unit can provide right now. “While our organizations may have differences of opinions, when it comes to COVID-19 we are fully united: we will care for everyone and no patients or staff will be discriminated against.
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