Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

UnityPoint Health – Meriter is committed to being diverse and inclusive.

Our goals are to: 

• Ensure patients and families feel valued, respected and supported while visiting Meriter.  

• Foster diversity within the workforce through recruitment, professional development and career pathways.  

• Increase access to educational resources and training around race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, creed, religion, marital status, military status.

• Ensure all staff have a voice that is heard regardless of organizational role, race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.

We will do this by: 

• Creating an inclusive environment. 

• Diversifying our workforce through recruitment, professional development and career pathways.

• Providing education and training around DEI.   

• Creating DEI spaces to share, grow and learn.