HAN member Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) has formed a strategic collaboration with Emerge Manufacturing, an MWBE, to support and advance U.S.-based sourcing and manufacturing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and to create more than 100 jobs in two economically struggling and predominantly Black neighborhoods in Cincinnati. From the article: “By investing in Emerge Manufacturing, we are supporting ongoing job creation […]
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Investing for hope, health & opportunity
HAN member Sentara Healthcare announced an $11 million investment into the Marshall-Ridley revitalization project in the southeast community of Newport News. The housing development will include an open-air community terrace and lounge, outdoor space with a walking trail, retail space, and an early childhood development center. From the story: “Sentara’s support of the Marshall-Ridley Choice Neighborhood Initiative is another […]
Continue ReadingUndoing health inequities & saving our planet
Frontiers of Health Services Management is publishing a three-part series on ESG (environmental, social, and governance). The second series on the social strategies includes HAN members Boston Medical Center, BJC HealthCare, Henry Ford Health, and ProMedica as healthcare organizations focused on undoing “entrenched health inequities and deliver[ing] whole-person care.” The first series on environmental strategies includes HAN members Kaiser Permanente and Ascension.
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HAN is happy to welcome Parkland Health to the network! The health system is based in Dallas, Texas and is one of the largest public hospital systems in the country. The hospital averages more than 1 million outpatient visits annually and includes a network of community-based health centers. Parkland is the primary teaching hospital for the University of […]
Continue ReadingSupply chain purchasing power for healthy communities
The Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) wrote a commentary in AHRMM’s magazine to urge health system supply chain leaders to leverage their purchasing power more intentionally to address economic, racial, and environmental inequities in communities with the greatest health disparities. From the HAN commentary: Today, health systems continue to move to value-based care wherein hospitals are […]
Continue ReadingHAN Members Lead Gartner’s Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25
HAN is thrilled that 15 of our HAN member systems were included in Gartner’s Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 list this year! Congratulations to Cleveland Clinic, Banner Health, Corewell Health, Advocate Aurora Health, AdventHealth, UPMC, BJC HealthCare, Geisinger, Trinity Health, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Rush University System for Health, Ascension Health, CommonSpirit Health, Sentara Healthcare, and Providence. Gartner’s […]
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We are excited to welcome OSF HealthCare to HAN! The health system is an integrated health system owned and operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. OSF HealthCare employs over 24,000 Mission Partners in more than 350 locations, including 15 hospitals, more than 45 urgent care locations, and two colleges of nursing throughout Illinois and Michigan.
Continue ReadingHow Healthcare Anchors are Improving Community Health Outcomes
by Emily Hough, 2021-22 Harkness Fellow and Senior Fellow at Brown University It is now well evidenced that the health services people receive are a relatively small contributor to their overall health outcomes. Up to 90 percent of an individual’s health outcomes are driven by wider social determinants of health (SDOH), so what role should […]
Continue ReadingHAN Annual Convening: Anchor Mission Champions
Thanks to our health system members and supporters for making the Healthcare Anchor Network Annual Convening: Detroit 2022 such a success! HAN member health systems convened to deepen their anchor mission approach, a community asset- and place-based transformative strategy for addressing economic, racial, and health inequities to create inclusive, prosperous communities. It is precisely during these challenging […]
Continue ReadingIncreasing investments in the social & economic influencers of health
HAN members Advocate Aurora Health, Ascension Health, Froedtert Health, and SSM Health that have operations in Wisconsin were spotlighted in a special report on the role of anchor mission strategies in addressing upstream conditions that impact health. Other HAN members’ activities to address the social determinants of health were also covered, including CommonSpirit Health, Kaiser Permanente, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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