Intersectionality is a concept used in critical theories to examine how different forms of discrimination intersect and cannot be examined separately. It was first coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 to discuss systematic oppression. Larkin Health System is an integrated healthcare delivery system in South Florida that provides a continuum of care through hospitals, residency programs, and community outreach. It trains over 500 residents across 41 specialties, many focused on addressing healthcare needs in underserved communities.

1. Redefining Inequity
Intersectionality: is a concept often used in critical theories to
describe the ways in which oppressive institutions (racism,
sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia,
classism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined
separately from one another. The concept first came from
legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 and is largely used in
critical theories when discussing systematic oppression.

5. Adapted from “The Merit Myth: How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America”

10. LARKIN HEALTH SYSTEM
INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM

11. • Larkin Health System is an integrated healthcare delivery system
accredited by the Joint Commission with locations in South Miami,
Hialeah and Hollywood, Florida. Our network of acute care hospitals
provide a complete continuum of healthcare services, including a full
range of inpatient and outpatient services, home health agencies, in
Miami-Dade and Broward County..
• We subscribe to the Quintuple Aim of Care for Health Care
Improvement: Continually researching ways to enhance the experience
of care, improving health of populations, reducing costs of healthcare,
caring for healthcare providers and advancing health equity.

12. Larkin Community Hospital South Miami Campus

13. Larkin Behavioral Health Services

14. Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus

15. Larkin Health System: Residency Programs
• Larkin Community Hospital is one of 12 Statutory Teaching
Hospitals in Florida. Larkin Health System is the sixth largest
Statutory Teaching Hospital in Florida (by number of
postgraduate training programs), and the third largest (by
specialties in supply/demand deficit in Florida.
• Larkin Provides 543 Physician Residents training slots in 41
different specialties, 315 of which are in specialties of
Statewide supply/demand deficit.

20. • Larkin provides residents to the following federally qualified centers
to meet the needs of this underserved population
• Community Health of South Florida Inc
• Dental Residents, Family Medicine and Psychiatry Residents
• Borinquen Health Care Center
• Dental Residents and Internal Medicine Residents
• Jessie Trice Health Care Center
• Dental Residents
• Miami Beach Community Health Center
• Dental Residents and Family Medicine Residents
• Orange Blossom Family Health Center
• Dental Residents
Larkin Health System: Underserved Populations:

21. ▪ 974 patients received eye care in 2,089 visits
▪ 203 patients were fitted with low-cost eyeglasses.
▪ 75 patients received surgeries to remediate cataract, glaucoma, and
pterygium, Retinal Detachment, Laser.
▪ 103 patients received injection treatment to treat several eye and retina
diseases, like age-related macular degeneration.
Free Clinic Caridad Centers

23. Physician Residency Program Partners
LARKIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROVIDES PHYSICIAN RESIDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING HOSPITALS:
PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL
GASTROENTEROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, PLASTIC SURGERY
HIALEAH HOSPITAL
GASTROENTEROLOGY
NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER
NEUROLOGY, FAMILY MEDICINE
KENDALL REGIONAL HOSPITAL
NEUROLOGY, ORTHOPOEDICS, FAMILY MEDICINE
DELRAY TRAUMA CENTER
SURGERY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORTHOPOEDICS
WEST PALM BEACH VA MEDICAL CENTER, BAY PINES VA MEDICAL CENTER, WESTERN COLORADO VA
OPHTHALMOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, ORTHOPAEDICS, INTERNAL MEDICINE, PHYSICAL
MEDICINE& REHABILITATION