New HAN member Memorial Hermann Health System, one of the largest employers and the largest healthcare provider in Greater Houston, announced a multi-million dollar place-based investment strategy focusing on housing instability, food insecurity, transportation, access to health care, income, and employment in neighborhoods in Southwest Houston and Greater Heights. From Newswise: “Each year, Memorial Hermann invests millions back into […]
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HAN Fall Convening an Opportunity to Learn From Peers
HAN’s fall convening was held in October and we discussed opportunities for anchors to partner with cities and states to form meaningful solutions to meet the needs of the Americans experiencing economic insecurity daily within the context of the evolution of the racial equity frame as a guiding principle. We also heard from HAN member CFOs […]
Continue ReadingThe Meaning of Anchor Mission
HAN member UMass Memorial Health’s Douglas Brown shares how the health system is leveraging economic power to address economic and racial inequities to improve community health, which included anchor mission goals being incorporated in its affiliation agreement with Harrington Hospital. From the article: The answer lies in the different conditions of life in these two neighborhoods. In one, a quarter […]
Continue ReadingGoing Solar to Improve the Environment & Health
HAN member Intermountain Healthcare announced a major step it is taking towards sustainability by joining a utility-scale solar project that will supply 20 percent of the health system’s total electricity needs for the next 20 years. Intermountain Healthcare includes sustainability as a fourth pillar of its anchor mission strategy. The health system was an early signatory to HAN’s Impact Purchasing […]
Continue ReadingSupporting Workers with a $15 Minimum Wage Raise
HAN member Intermountain Healthcare, Utah’s largest private sector employer, is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour, positively impacting 2,200 employees. Utah, where the health system is headquartered, has a current minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. The health system is also adjusting the pay for 12,800 employees in more than 250 jobs roles, with most […]
Continue ReadingFinancial Wellness for Employees and Community Members
HAN member Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System’s (FMOLHS) Our Lady of the Lake (OLOL) Regional Medical Center, along with Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge and MetroMorphosis, created The Faith Fund, a community-owned, financial institution micro-loan investment fund. FMOLHS saw that some of its staff were struggling financially and some became caught in a long-term cycle of debt […]
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HAN Executive Director, David Zuckerman, and many HAN member executives were recognized by Modern Healthcare as healthcare sector leaders who have embraced partnerships. The outlet called out that such efforts require leadership and collaboration created in service to the patient. Read the Modern Healthcare Story Now
Continue ReadingOhio State University Wexner Medical Center
HAN is fortunate to have an additional esteemed Ohio health institution join us. Welcome to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, one of the nation’s leading academic health centers with more than 23,000 team members. The medical center is home to more than 20 research centers and institutes.
Continue ReadingBuilding the anchor mission movement
HAN Executive Director, David Zuckerman, presented testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Rules Committee for its Roundtable on Ending Hunger in America: Local Innovations to Inform a National Strategy. He shared how the anchor mission framework can help to address hunger by addressing its root causes through good jobs with training and career ladders, supporting local and minority, women, […]
Continue ReadingInvesting in affordable housing to improve health
HAN member Kaiser Permanente’s impact investments in affordable housing continues with project in New Mexico and California. In California, Kaiser Permanente has committed $50 million to the SDS Supportive Housing Fund, an innovative real estate impact fund that is seeking to build up to 1,800 financially sustainable permanent supportive housing (PSH) units for people experiencing homelessness in […]
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