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Health disparities in emergency departments remain a pressing challenge, influenced by the intersection of cultural and racial identities with healthcare processes and outcomes. This thesis explores how these identities affect critical factors such as hospital stay duration, mode of arrival, and systemic biases, thus, contributing to inequities in emergency care. Employing a predictive analytical framework, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of patient data, I identify patterns and correlations that reveal the profound impact of cultural and racial factors on health outcomes. The findings offer actionable insights to address these disparities, emphasizing the importance of integrating cultural and racial awareness into healthcare delivery. By uncovering the root causes of inequities and proposing strategies to mitigate them, this research provides a foundation for narrowing the health disparities gap and elevating the standard of care for all patients in emergency settings. 2024-12 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/2142/127515 Copyright 2024 Nikhil Arora application/pdf en text Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01 The student, Nikhil Arora, accepted the attached license on 2024-12-10 at 14:29. The student, Nikhil Arora, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2024-12-10 at 14:31. This Thesis was approved for publication on 2024-12-12 at 08:31. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #21553 on 2025-03-28 at 14:57:08 Equity in healthcare Arora, Nikhil 2024-12-12 Sreenivas, Ramavarapu S Bahrini, Aram Healthcare Equity Health Disparities eng Industrial&Enterprise Sys Eng Industrial Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign M.S. Thesis