HAN members Corewell Health, Trinity Health, and University of Michigan Health are expanding access to health care careers through the Medical Assistant Registered Apprenticeship Program (MARAP), a year-long, tuition-free training program that combines classroom learning with paid, hands-on experience. Students complete coursework through Muskegon Community College or Grand Rapids Community College while gaining clinical experience […]
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HAN member SSM Health is partnering with Chamberlain University to launch the Aspiring Nurse Program, designed to strengthen the nursing career pathways and expand access to education. The program provides tuition support, enhances clinical readiness, and creates a direct track to employment across SSM Health’s care sites in Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Wisconsin. As reported […]
Continue ReadingCreating pathways to high-wage, in-demand healthcare careers
HAN member Memorial Hermann Health is launching the Health Education and Learning (HEAL) High School in collaboration with the Aldine Independent School District as an investment in the future of healthcare. The program, which is now in its second year, aims to prepare students for high-paying, in-demand healthcare jobs while they finish high school. The […]
Continue ReadingEmployees as Impactful Storytellers
HAN members Advocate Health, CommonSpirit Health, and UMass Memorial Health have enlisted their staff members to tell the stories about their Impact Workforce programs in these powerful videos. The narratives are helping to recruit trainees and inspire community members, especially those facing similar workforce barriers. Hear from employees themselves:
Continue ReadingCelebrating National Workforce Development Month
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) members are implementing Impact Workforce strategies that connect individuals from nearby under-resourced communities to quality jobs and career pathways. This month we are celebrating the significant impact workforce development programs have in re-building our local economies, creating pathways to quality jobs, and supporting underserved communities. See also: HAN’s Impact Workforce case studies […]
Continue ReadingIntermountain Health Place-based Investing Case Study
HAN just released a case study on HAN member Intermountain Health’s Place Based Investing program, a strategy embedded across six states: Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming. The program deploys low-cost, longer-term capital to address social drivers of health such as housing stability and financial wellness. By committing up to two percent of its […]
Continue ReadingAnchor Mission Communications Toolkit
Hospitals and health systems and other anchor institutions from across the country are adopting an “anchor mission” to tackle the underlying economic and social determinants of community health outcomes and community well being. But how can both the what and the why of this new transformative approach be effectively communicated, inside and outside your institution?
Continue ReadingAnchor Mission Implementation Roadmap
This roadmap collects common milestones in the Anchor Mission implementation journey and shares examples of how health systems have educated staff on community needs and the Anchor Mission vision, created new staff positions to advance anchor strategies, developed dashboards to track progress, and more.
Continue ReadingPlace-Based Investments in Action: How Healthcare Anchor Network Members are Helping Build Healthier Communities
The Healthcare Anchor Network defines place-based investing (PBI) as an impact investing approach that generates positive social and economic impacts in historically disinvested communities and geographies, while achieving a modest financial return, or at least preserving the principal of the investment. Place-based investments address financing gaps in the marketplace by providing affordable and flexible capital […]
Continue ReadingPlace-based Investing Overview
Overview of place-based investing with case studies, key strategies, and tips for getting started.
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