The place-based investing of HAN members BJC HealthCare, Boston Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Rush University System for Health, and UCSF were spotlighted by Financial Investment News. From the Financial Investment News article: “When [HAN] first started, it was really a small group. We would have these convenings and didn’t call them conferences even, but they were not pretentiousness, everybody was warm, […]
Continue ReadingAnchors driving ownership & wealth building
Baby boomer business owners (who own nearly half of small businesses) are near retirement but most don’t have succession plans. At the same time, their workers could face unemployment and reduced prospects for living wage jobs. Ownership is key to community wealth building and healthy communities. The Business Resiliency through Employee Ownership (BREO) pilot initiative, funded by HAN […]
Continue ReadingPartnering with community economic development
HAN members Bon Secours Mercy Health, Boston Medical Center, and CommonSpirit Health shared their place-based investment strategies and community partnerships in a series of “Partnering for Health Equity” workshops at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s (NCRC) annual conference. The HAN member speakers were joined by others from the nonprofit and government sectors to discuss the interconnectedness of SDOH and […]
Continue ReadingCreative tensions can advance health equity
The Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) and HAN member Kaiser Permanente are cited in a Health Affairs article as examples of leadership by using a “both-and” mindset versus an “either-or” approach. The co-authors supported the co-design of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation next-generation leadership program and consulted with more than 230 health system professionals, patient advocates, and patients. From the Health Affairs […]
Continue ReadingAnchor collaborative keeps jobs & revenue local
HAN members Baystate Health and UMass Memorial Health are leaders of the North Central Massachusetts Anchor Collaborative (NCMAC) and the Western Massachusetts Anchor Collaborative (WMAC), respectively. NCMAC is a partnership between six anchor institutions and focuses on the anchor mission pillars of workforce, purchasing, community giving, policy advocacy, and volunteering. WMAC works on developing career pathway programs by hiring local citizens and […]
Continue ReadingHAN’s Impact Workforce Commitment
Seventeen Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) health system members signed the “Impact Workforce Commitment” (IWC) to build healthy and equitable local economies through their hiring and workforce development programs and policies. The commitment includes aligning hiring and workforce power with clinical and community efforts to provide opportunities for individuals from underresourced communities who may face barriers to employment. The health systems adopting […]
Continue ReadingHealth systems pledge to make 10% of new hires from disadvantaged communities
Seventeen health systems, including Cleveland Clinic and Advocate Health, have pledged a commitment to make 10% of all new hires “impact hires” – meaning employees hired from economically disadvantaged areas. The “Impact Workforce Commitment,” designed in partnership with a leadership group of Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member health systems and the National Fund for Workforce […]
Continue Reading17 health systems commit to hiring, promoting more low-income workers by 2027
Seventeen health systems including big names like CommonSpirit Health and Providence have signed onto a pledge that at least 10% of their new hires will hail from “economically disadvantaged areas” by 2027, according to a release from social determinants of health leadership organization the Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN).
Continue Reading17 health systems pledge to make at least 10% of new hires from disadvantaged areas
Seventeen health systems have signed a commitment to help boost hiring and training of lower-income individuals. The organizations signed the “Impact Workforce Commitment,” designed in partnership with a leadership group of Healthcare Anchor Network member health systems and the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, according to a May 9 news release from HAN.
Continue ReadingDartmouth Health pledges to hire employees from economically disadvantaged areas
One of the largest hospital networks in northern New England, Dartmouth Health, joined 16 other health networks across the country in a new workforce commitment. The network has pledged to hire 10% of new employees from economically disadvantaged areas.
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