Developing strong community partnerships is critical to building a more dynamic and resilient workforce that better represents local and rural communities. As part of the Impact Workforce Commitment with HAN, Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health have recently partnered with the Utah Office of Refugee Services and other community-based organizations to develop pathway programs […]
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A New England Journal of Medicine article shares how hospitals that support community health equity can reduce barriers to good health, such as addressing inadequate housing and poverty. HAN members Boston Medical Center and Memorial Hermann Health System are showcased as examples. Congratulations to four HAN member health system staff for being recognized by Modern […]
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Welcome Ochsner Health to the HAN network! Ochsner Health is a not-for-profit health system with more than 36,000 employees and it operates 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Gulf South.
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HAN member Hawai‘i Pacific Health made its first place-based investment with a $1 million loan to Hawai‘i Community Lending, in partnership with The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. The funds will support Hawai‘i Community Lending, a nonprofit community development financial institution, to assist 900 low-income families purchase homes over the next 3 years. Despite being able to financially make regular loan payments, these local residents cannot […]
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HAN is partnering with CityHealth and Multiplier Advisors, to explore ways in which health systems can work with cities—and through alignment of impact investments and policy advocacy—to address the social determinants of health. The CityHealth article shares examples of local SDOH policy advocacy efforts from HAN members Kaiser Permanente and UMass Memorial Health (UMMH).
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Caroline Fichtenberg and Taressa K. Fraze from HAN member UCSF write in the New England Journal of Medicine on the need for health systems to work to address the root causes of economic insecurity and use their political power to advocate for government investments in economic security programs such as affordable housing. HAN and HAN member systems’ anchor mission […]
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HAN is happy to share that Stanford Health Care has joined our network. Stanford Health Care is part of Stanford Medicine, a leading academic health system that includes the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Children’s Health, with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
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Eighteen health systems across the country, some of the largest employers in their areas, have signed the “Impact Workforce Commitment” (IWC) to build healthy and strong local economies through their hiring and workforce development programs and policies. The commitment, designed in partnership with a leadership group of Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member health systems and […]
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HAN member BJC HealthCare announced a community impact investment in Wepower Capital as part of its Community Health Improvement strategic plan. Wepower Capital is “the only fund in the region that uses a revenue sharing model of investment to expand access to capital for systematically excluded entrepreneurs leading companies with strong growth potential.” BJC’s investment brings the fund’s total to $1.5 […]
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Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Henry Ford Health announced a $2.5 billion development plan over the next decade with the Detroit Pistons and Michigan State University for a walkable community mixed-use development. The facilities will include 550+ units of affordable residential housing, and commercial and retail space. The development will be anchored by a new 1 million-square-foot […]
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