Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Rush University System for Health with the support of HAN, shares new insights, implications, and tools to aid in the execution of the anchor mission framework in the Anchor Mission Playbook: New Learnings & Findings in Anchor Mission Execution. The original Anchor Mission Playbook outlined strategies and insights to execute an anchor mission approach when the field was developing. Six […]
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View Past Issues of our Newsletter Catch up on past issues of our newsletter. Our newsletter archive features a deep well of articles that detail how health systems are strategically leveraging their purchasing, hiring, and investing power to improve health and well-being by addressing economic gaps in the communities they serve. View Past Issues of […]
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Avera Health is a faith-based health ministry comprised of 315 locations in 100 communities in five states across the Upper Midwest. Avera’s 22,100 physicians and employees serve a population of 1 million people.
Continue ReadingThe Anchor Mission Framework and the Evolving Political Landscape
The anchor mission is a place-based ethos and intentional values-driven approach to leveraging the assets of health systems and other mission-driven, large employers, to strengthen their local economies and improve economic mobility for low-income individuals and families. This collaborative common-sense strategy, which could include multiple anchors working together to scale impact, fosters resilience and delivers […]
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In 2021, Healthcare Anchor Network president and founder David Zuckerman appeared on an American Hospital Association panel, “Insights from Experts in the Field of Community Investing,” alongside Robin Hacke, executive director and co-founder, Center for Community Investment; and Doug Jutte, executive director, Build Healthy Places Network. These leaders discussed and shared examples of how hospitals […]
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Mercy is the 6th largest Catholic health system in the U.S. with 32 acute care hospitals, and 17 specialty hospitals; and over 45,000 employees across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
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Hospital and health system board members can be transformative leaders through a demonstrated commitment to health equity and diversity. This report contains case studies of executives and board members of organizations that are prioritizing diversity and health equity and inclusion, including interviews with HAN members UMass Memorial Health and Corewell Health.
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Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with dozens of facilities statewide, IU Health has 38,000 staff and serves more than 1.2 million individuals.
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Kansas City University (KCU) has a long, rich history of osteopathic medicine. Founded in 1916, KCU is the oldest medical school in Kansas City and the largest medical school in Missouri. KCU also has programs such as the Clinical Psychology Doctoral program, an MS in biomedical science, and a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree.
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