Applications are open for the second cohort of the HAN and Undue Medical Debt Mind the Gap: Connecting Community Benefit and Patient Billing! Program participants will bring together revenue cycle, community benefit, and population health leaders to forge new connections, better understand roles and data, and develop shared strategies and language to align billing and community […]
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Henry Ford Health is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers, partnering with more than 2 million people on their health journey in communities across Michigan and around the world. With 50,000 team members and 550 locations in Michigan, Henry Ford Health is a place that moves progress forward.
Continue ReadingCollective Strength. Local Action: Highlights from the HAN Annual Convening 2026 in Denver
The Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) Annual Convening 2026: Denver confirmed our mantra: “Conferences are where you go to listen. A HAN Convening is where you go to take ACTION!” Together, we experienced the power of Collective Strength. Local Action: Sustaining Our Momentum! The Convening showcased the impressive collaborations and achievements in our four anchor strategy tracks: Place-Based […]
Continue ReadingProgram Associate, Impact Purchasing & Place-based Investing
About the Position The Program Associate for Impact Purchasing and Place-based Investing (program associate) at the Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) will provide organizational and programmatic support for HAN’s member network of healthcare systems across the United States. The program associate supports healthcare systems in developing equitable economic development and community wealth building strategies, splitting their […]
Continue ReadingUCSF’s Michael Jones is helping to create career opportunities that empower Bay Area residents
UCSF’s Michael Jones, MSc, is a firm believer in the power of opportunity to change lives. Through his work developing workforce pathways and wraparound support systems, he has opened doors to meaningful careers for Bay Area residents—all while deepening UCSF’s commitment to community service.
Continue ReadingAnchor collaboratives coordinating workforce development
Anchor collaboratives, a place-based network of anchor institutions implementing the anchor mission framework, can amplify Impact Workforce strategies. Chicago’s West Side United (WSU) (whose members include HAN members Rush University System for Health, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and Ascension) brings together hospitals and partner organizations around coordinated workforce development in historically under-invested neighborhoods. WSU works directly with […]
Continue ReadingHAN supports 7 members to connect local residents to high-demand careers
HAN is thrilled to be able to provide grant funding and technical assistance to support seven of its members over a 2-year period to implement impact workforce strategies, due the generous support of the Ballmer Group. The WorkAdvance model is a nationally recognized, research-validated, results-driven workforce development approach that creates intentional career pathways for residents […]
Continue ReadingHawaiʻi Pacific Health’s Place-based Investing for affordable housing
Hawaiʻi Pacific Health is interviewed about its commitment to support affordable home ownership with partner Hawaiʻi Community Lending. The interview details the importance of community lending as a key health system tool for expanding community health impact and leveraging resources from other partners.HAN will soon release a case study on Hawaiʻi Pacific Health’s leadership and commitment to allocate […]
Continue ReadingCreating impact through HAN’s policy advocacy for affordable housing
The Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) celebrates the enactment of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act—landmark bipartisan legislation that addresses the nation’s deepening housing and affordability crisis. Stable, affordable housing is foundational to health at every stage of life, and health systems are uniquely positioned to understand that connection: research consistently shows that healthcare costs decline […]
Continue ReadingNew HAN Anchor Mission Messaging Toolkit
HAN, working with Spitfire Strategies, just released Messaging to Communicate the Anchor Mission Framework Inside & Outside the Hospital Walls. The toolkit contains message platforms to help explain a health system’s positive impact on the community that resonates with key external and internal audiences. A message platform is a foundational messaging tool that can be used and adapted […]
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