Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Rush University Medical Center’s adoption of an organizational anchor mission and equity strategy to address the social and structural determinants of health is detailed in the NEJM article and covers Rush’s launch of a health care equity strategy; the creation of the Rush health equity framework, including the creation of West Side United […]
Continue ReadingInova Health System
Inova is one of Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare providers with 18,000 team members who serve more than 2 million individuals annually.
Continue ReadingHAN’s Policy Day leveraged health system voices for housing
On May 12th, HAN held its third Housing for Health Policy Day with the largest turn out yet for our annual event. We were joined by Sen. Todd Young, Rep. Jim McGovern and Rep. Dwight Evans, with a recorded message from Sen. Sherrod Brown. The Congressional members spoke about the importance of stable, affordable, and healthy housing, and […]
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MedStar Health is based in Columbia, Maryland and serves communities in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. region. The health system has 10 hospitals, more than 30,000 associates, and over 4,700 affiliated physicians.
Continue ReadingAnchor institutions focus on policy change for more impact
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) members are investing in and supporting affordable housing. One example is Boston Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital providing $3 million over three years for housing stability in Boston through the Innovative Stable Housing Initiative (ISHI). In addition to funding and investing support, HAN members are also working to address upstream […]
Continue ReadingHealth anchors uplifting the economic trajectory & workforce
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) members ProMedica, RWJBarnabas Health, and UC Davis Health are supporting job training and local hiring for community residents. UC Davis Health will be entering into a Community Benefit Agreement to provide jobs, job training, affordable housing, better transportation options, and youth education as part of its $3.75 billion plan to rebuild and expand the UC Davis […]
Continue ReadingAnchors helping local small businesses get back on their feet
HAN’s blog article highlights that by practicing local and diverse procurement, the health sector can support business development that has equitable economic and social impacts. From the HAN article: When local and minority and women owned businesses are awarded procurement contracts by health institutions, they are able to employ local residents and provide stable wages. […]
Continue ReadingAnchors helping local small businesses get back on their feet
We see the devastating impact of COVID-19 on small neighborhood businesses throughout our towns and cities. Too many stores and restaurants have closed, leaving empty or boarded up voids on our main streets. Many that remain are struggling to get by and unsure of how they’ll be able to fully get back on their feet […]
Continue ReadingCommunity health and gun violence prevention
HAN member Northwell Health has initiated the Gun Violence Prevention Learning Collaborative for Health Systems and Hospitals to share and develop best practices for reducing gun violence. The interactive forum unites healthcare organizations looking to the combat public health crisis. HAN members CommonSpirit Health and Mass General Brigham along with more than 300 health system leaders have signed onto the collaborative. Read the […]
Continue ReadingCommunity health & impact investing
HAN member Providence’s leaders and Well Being Trust’s Tyler Norris discuss seven Standards of Excellence in Community Health Investments for broad consideration by health care systems and partners. They stress that a focus on the “vital conditions for intergenerational well-being” must be at the core of health systems’ efforts to deliver measurable outcomes and include HAN and the anchor mission framework […]
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