Healthcare Anchor Network
Join a growing national collaboration of 70+ leading healthcare systems building more inclusive and sustainable local economies
You can’t create equitable health outcomes for America’s communities without tackling the underlying economic and racial disparities that drive them—the structural determinants of health. Healthcare Anchor Network members are committed to making sure their institutional and operational resources are aligned with their clinical mission.
It is undeniable: Racism is a public health crisis
40 health systems in 45 states and Washington, DC have committed to addressing racism and the public health disparities caused by racism. “As members and leaders of many healthcare organizations across the nation addressing the disproportionate Black and Brown mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic, we say without hesitation that Black Lives Matter.”
“Systemic racism results in generational trauma and poverty, while also unquestionably causing higher rates of illness and death in Black and Indigenous communities and communities of color. We must double down on our efforts. We stand united as frontline organizations against racism, injustice and inaction and commit to specific steps to help overcome the healthcare disparities in the communities we serve.”
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With 70+ health systems (and counting) represented in the Network, we bring together anchor institutions from across the country that together employ more than 2 million people, purchase over $75 billion annually, and have over $150 billion in investment assets.
The Healthcare Anchor Network spotlighted in the New York Times
Featured News: When a Steady Paycheck Is Good Medicine
The New York Times traces the genesis of the Healthcare Anchor Network model for anchor institution engagement with the democratic economy from its origins in Cleveland with the Evergreen Cooperatives. It follows this thread through the creation of the Healthcare Anchor Network, which brings together hospitals and health systems in an increasingly impactful collaboration to align the nonprofit healthcare sector as a whole with what we have called the “anchor mission.”
The latest news from the field
Anchor strategic planning tackles root causes of health inequities
HAN member BJC HealthCare announced a community impact investment in Wepower Capital as part of its Community Health Improvement strategic plan. Wepower Capital is “the only fund in the region that uses a revenue sharing model of investment to expand access to capital for systematically excluded entrepreneurs leading companies with strong growth potential.” BJC’s investment brings the fund’s total to $1.5…
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Partnerships for strong, healthy communities
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Henry Ford Health announced a $2.5 billion development plan over the next decade with the Detroit Pistons and Michigan State University for a walkable community mixed-use development. The facilities will include 550+ units of affordable residential housing, and commercial and retail space. The development will be anchored by a new 1 million-square-foot…
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New HAN Case Study on Futuro Health
HAN just released a case study on HAN member Kaiser Permanente’s Futuro Health program that is on track to train 10,000 allied health workers in California to meet the growing healthcare workforce need. Futuro Health also seeks to build health and wealth in communities by connecting individuals with allied healthcare careers that pay a living wage and provide opportunities for…
Resources & Publications
This Health Affairs article discusses how the vital conditions framework achieves more than communicating social determinants because it helps “changemakers see connections across conventional categories, and it prepares them to consider the intergenerational dynamics that drive well-being and justice in our plural society.” The Health Care Transformation Task Force’s Building the Business Case for Health Equity Investment:…
Hospital and Health System Members of the Healthcare Anchor Network include:
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“An anchor mission means sustainably investing in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color, addressing not just health disparities, but economic and racial inequities as well.”
–– David Zuckerman, President & Founder of the Healthcare Anchor Network
