HAN members Ascension, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Memorial Hermann Health System along with several other health systems have received funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies to prepare high school students to start health care jobs upon graduation. The health systems will work with education partners to train students for careers in nursing, emergency medicine, lab science, medical imaging, and surgery. From the […]
Continue ReadingHAN case study on Baystate Health’s Impact Workforce strategies
HAN just released a case study on HAN member Baystate Health’s Impact Workforce program that focuses on a number of zip codes and census tracts in the Springfield, MA area with some of the highest poverty in the country and a high concentration of employees earning the lowest wages. The formalized inclusive, local hiring strategy incorporates new, intentional, […]
Continue ReadingHow & why to develop an Anchor Mission
NEJM Catalyst held a webinar on How Anchor Institutions Improve Patient, Community, and Workforce Health, which featured executive leadership from several HAN member systems: The sessions covered: Engaging With the Community, Engaging the Health Care Workforce, and Engaging Patients.
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A big welcome to MultiCare, the largest, community-based, locally governed health system in the state of Washington. The health system has 12 hospitals and more than 300 primary, urgent, pediatric, and specialty care locations across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.
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HAN member UC Davis Health’s Using Social Determinants to Diversify the Health Care Workforce Playbook describes how the health system initiated an anchor institution strategy and utilized social determinants, rather than race and ethnicity categories, to enhance diversity in its workforce.
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HAN member Our Lady of the Lake (OLOL) Health (a part of Franciscan Missionaries of our Lady Health System) was honored with the AONL Prism Award, which recognized its leadership in advancing diversity and inclusion efforts aimed at improving the lives of its diverse patient population and OLOL employees.
Continue ReadingInvesting in local communities to improve health
HAN’s president and founder David Zuckerman talks about the power that health systems have to uplift and stabilize under-resourced communities by becoming anchors of equitable economic growth. David delves deep into the concept of the anchor mission and how it tackles various challenges, from sustainability to workforce shortages, and touches on the pivotal role of executive-level […]
Continue ReadingProviding capital to support communities & employees
HAN member BJC HealthCare and Washington University expanded their Live Near Your Work program, a homeownership and neighborhood stabilization initiative, to 14 neighborhoods. The program provides $12,500 in forgivable home loans for down payments or closing costs to any benefits-eligible employee of the two institutions, which have committed $300,000 each per year for the program. From the St. Louis Public Radio […]
Continue ReadingCreating opportunity for children and parents
Place-based investing by HAN member Boston Children’s Hospital helped the NorthStar Learning Centers’ early education and care center break ground and become a reality. Boston Children’s provided a low interest patient bridge loan of $500,000 to close the project through the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation. The city of New Bedford, MA also contributed $2.5 million in American […]
Continue ReadingFocusing on food insecurity, jobs & economic activity
HAN member Cleveland Clinic partnered with Meijer Grocery and the Cleveland City Council to open Meijer Fairfax Market, a brand new grocery store that has been in planning since 2018. The store focuses on local business products and offers a variety of classes. Cleveland Clinic views the store as part of a larger effort to bolster economic activity, create […]
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