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The Case of Simkins v. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital
Belhaven University
MHA-646-1AO71: Legal and Reg Environment
Dr. Zonzie McLaurin
Simkins V Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital History
African Americans have dealt with discrimination for decades and in every area of the healthcare system. The historical examination studies the techniques used by different doctors, patients, and attorneys in modifying the quality of healthcare for African Americans. This implementation concluded in the Simkins v Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital federal case in 1962. The case was an innovative accomplishment in the Supreme Court and indicated how to exterminate segregation in health care. Simkins v Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital was a federal case that held the divided but equivalent segregation concept as an intrusion of equal protection under the United States Constitution. George Simkins, Jr., an African American dentist, Alvin Blunt, a medical doctor, and other African American doctors and their patients filed a lawsuit against the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital and Wesley Long Community Hospital. The lawsuit entailed that they had refused doctors, patients, and dentists from the hospital due to their race. Dr. George Simkins, president of the NAACP Greensboro chapter, utilized his high-ranked role to initiate the lawsuit against both hospitals. The reform promised to
restructure the foundation of the United States healthcare according to the 1946 Hill-Burton Hospital Survey and Constitution Act (Sanford, 2017).
Nevertheless, the program was uncertain in its reasoning for the provision. The states proceeded to delegate racial segregation and construct segregated hospitals with the funds contributed by the Constitution. (Sanford, 2017). Unperceived to the exclusion, the plaintiffs quarreled that the two hospitals dishonored their rights under the Equal Protection section of the 14
th
Amendment. Both hospitals were to comply with the order of equal protection since they both acquired funding through the Hill-Burton Act. The hospitals were unsuccessful and
unlawful. As a result of the verdict of lack of involvement of the federal or state government, the district court dismissed the lawsuit. The ruling pleaded to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1963 and was overturned. The United States Supreme Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals were convinced that the hospitals' discrimination policies for admitting patients and physician visitation privileges obtruded the Constitution's Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Licensing Laws and It’s Use in Society
Licensing can be used effectively to attain the desired results in both the public and private precincts. Requirements for licensure can be adequately implemented if those who oversee issuing licenses employ good judgment. Justice implies that all productive power emerges from affection. George Simkins enacted a profound gratitude and admiration for the complex network of social connections that compose human society. Love and affection are present when two dismantled figures reunite to finish the puzzle. In this viewpoint, love aids society through the establishment of justice. Equality bonds justice and affection together and is an asset of service to all. As a result, when the court overruled the profitable hospitals, it clearly indicated that justice was received due to equity and empathy. Power is an inevitable component in human life because it comes with actualization within the flux of life (Ehret, 2020). Power is not intimidation, obligation, or force; it unfolds and flourishes through each of these instead. Because power is indefinite and has
the ability to go above itself, the demand for equal behavior becomes even more essential. God’s Use of Power in Licensing Laws
Psalms 127: 4-5 states, “Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.
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Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.” (New International Version). God and his authority are an excellent example of how laws, particularly spiritual, are employed in a productive sense. The
use of power is often abused by society. God utilizes his power for the good of the world. He is nonjudgmental, does not discriminate, and is equal to all. God is the perfect example of how one should utilize power. Everyone should acknowledge that God is the Constitution and the government. He gives us the authority to be used through him and love and justice. 2 Timothy 1:7 states, “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline.” (New International Version).
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Sanford, E., III. (2017, February 07). Civil rights and Healthcare: Remembering simkins V. Cone
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Simkins v. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, 323 F.2d 959 (4th Cir. 1963) The Holy Bible. New International Version.
Thomas, K. K. (2006). Simkins v. Cone. https://www.ncpedia.org/simkins-v-cone
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Tillich, P. (1960). Love, power, and justice. New York: Oxford University Press.