Healthcare Anchor Network members Advocate Aurora Health, Ascension, Baystate Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston Medical Center, CommonSpirit Health, Hackensack Meridian Health, Henry Ford Health, Kaiser Permanente, Mass General Brigham, Providence, Rush University System for Health, RWJBarnabas Health, Seattle Children’s, University of California Health (with HAN members UC Davis Health, UCSF Health & UCLA Health), and […]
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The Role of Health Care Systems in Bolstering the Social Safety Net
HAN member UCSF’s Rita Hamad, MD, PhD, wrote The Role of Health Care Systems in Bolstering the Social Safety Net to Address Health Inequities in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, which includes a recommendation to lean into policy advocacy and recognize that a holistic view of health, beyond solely healthcare systems, is critical for […]
Continue ReadingUS News & World Report Webinar Achieving Health Equity: Tackling the Medical Community’s Greatest Care Challenge
HAN President David Zuckerman will be discussing healthcare’s unique role as an anchor in achieving health equity at the US News & World Report Webinar Achieving Health Equity: Tackling the Medical Community’s Greatest Care Challenge on Jun 23, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET.
Continue ReadingBrooklyn Communities Collaborative released Building Health, Wealth, and Equity in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Communities Collaborative, which HAN member Maimonides Medical Center is a member of, released Building Health, Wealth, and Equity in Brooklyn, which analyzed hospital procurement data to advance efforts to localize and diversify hospital spending.
Continue ReadingBuild Healthy Places Network just released A Playbook for New Rural Healthcare Partnership Models of Investments
The Playbook is an action-oriented guide designed for healthcare organizations who want to pursue partnerships with local community and economic development and other sectors in rural areas with case studies on HAN members Dartmouth Health, ProMedica, and Saint Alphonsus Health (Trinity Health).
Continue ReadingAddressing housing shortage through investing
HAN member Dartmouth Health is joining 7 other local and mission-driven employers to invest in the new Upper Valley Loan Fund to help finance the construction of 260 mostly below-market rate apartment units in northern New England. The $10 million fund will help address the chronic shortage of affordable housing in the rural region which especially impact […]
Continue ReadingSupply Chain Top 25 now evaluates using HAN & impact purchasing goals
Gartner’s Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 is adding an environmental, social and governance (ESG) quantitative metric to its ranking for the first time. The new ESG metric will be based upon Healthcare Anchor Network membership, participation, and active engagement. The metric will be weighted at 5% of the valuation for each health system. From the Gartner […]
Continue ReadingTransforming business ownership to build community wealth
HAN member Kaiser Permanente is partnering with Project Equity and Obran Cooperative to educate Kaiser’s supply chain vendors about, and support their transitioning to, an employee ownership model. Hawaii-based Courier Corporation, a transportation and delivery company with 153 employees, is the first company making the switch. This project represents an important innovation in how health systems can leverage their influence through their […]
Continue ReadingPartnering with suppliers to create family-supporting jobs
HAN member Intermountain Healthcare and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced a collaboration on a new program to help create jobs in Salt Lake City that provide a living wage, retirement options, comprehensive health benefits, and career development. This collaboration between Intermountain and BD stems from HAN’s Impact Purchasing Commitment, as Intermountain […]
Continue ReadingHAN welcomes a new member to the Network!
HAN is very happy to have AtlantiCare join us! AtlantiCare is an integrated healthcare system based in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, whose more than 6,000 staff, providers and volunteers serve the community in more than 100 locations in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May and Ocean counties of southern New Jersey.
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