HAN’s 5th annual Policy Day was held on Capitol Hill and focused on affordable housing and workforce development. We were joined by a bipartisan group of congressional members who spoke about the importance of affordable and healthy housing and workforce programs for unemployed and underemployed individuals. Liz Osborn with Enterprise Community Partners, spoke about the need […]
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The Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) article discusses the powerful effects of people leading together and includes HAN as an example of an entity that creates the conditions for change through health systems leading together and committing to shared and deeply held goals.
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HAN is excited to have our third affiliate member, Health Foundation of South Florida join us! The organization focuses on improving the health of South Florida communities, with a focus on vulnerable, low- to moderate-income populations and works with regional anchor institutions to build a more inclusive local economy.
Continue ReadingComprehensive approach to tackle long-term inequities
HAN members Boston Medical Center, UPMC, and Trinity Health discuss their impact investments in affordable housing. Saint Joseph’s Health System’s (a part of Trinity Health) McAuley Station project is a $50.5 million, 170-unit affordable housing complex. Mercy Care will pay the rent on 10 of those apartments for people waiting for permanent affordable housing. Pennrose, […]
Continue ReadingIntentionality & financial planning for impact
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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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