The anchor mission is a place-based ethos and intentional values-driven approach to leveraging the assets of health systems and other mission-driven, large employers, to strengthen their local economies and improve economic mobility for low-income individuals and families. This collaborative common-sense strategy, which could include multiple anchors working together to scale impact, fosters resilience and delivers […]
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Insights from Experts in the Field of Community Investing
In 2021, Healthcare Anchor Network president and founder David Zuckerman appeared on an American Hospital Association panel, “Insights from Experts in the Field of Community Investing,” alongside Robin Hacke, executive director and co-founder, Center for Community Investment; and Doug Jutte, executive director, Build Healthy Places Network. These leaders discussed and shared examples of how hospitals […]
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HAN members SSM Health and BJC HealthCare recently broke ground on St. Louis Healthcare Support Services, a new regional laundry facility in the Soulard neighborhood. The facility will process 35 million pounds of linens for the health systems each year, using a newly refurbished warehouse owned by BJC HealthCare. In addition to providing essential services, the facility will stimulate economic […]
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Overview of place-based investing with case studies, key strategies, and tips for getting started.
Continue ReadingImproving economic vitality & community health
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Rush University System for Health tells the powerful story of how it implemented the anchor mission to support employment, economic security, and health. By investing in Chicago’s West Side, the health system helps ensure that community members can work and play in the healthiest environment possible. See also: Urbanize Chicago article on how Rush and West Side United are […]
Continue ReadingExpanding Place-based Investment Cohort (EPIC)
Congratulations to the three HAN members, Kaiser Permanente (Hawai’i), Memorial Hermann Health System, and SSM Health who completed the Expanding Place-based Investing Cohort (EPIC), co-led by HAN and the Center for Community Investment. EPIC teams worked together over 18 months to understand community investment needs and frameworks, develop impactful community partnerships, and build a place-based investing strategy that advances positive community […]
Continue ReadingUsing anchor economic power to promote local economies
HAN member Dartmouth Health participated in a webinar on how place-based investing can support affordable housing and workforce development. The health system has provided $5 million of investment in the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund to support affordable and safe housing, including for Resident Owned Communities (ROCs). From the webinar: I first got involved with impact investing through my […]
Continue ReadingBuilding a healthcare system that truly heals
Saint Joseph’s Health System (a part of HAN member Trinity Health) is a project partner in the McAuley Station project, which recently celebrated the grand opening of Phase I. Mercy Care, Pennrose, and project partners are proud that the $50 million project will deliver 170 high-quality, mixed-income apartments adjacent to the Mercy Care campus in the Sweet Auburn […]
Continue ReadingInsights from Kaiser Permanente’s Support for Small Businesses
Kaiser Permanente’s Diverse Business Growth Strategy aims to support small businesses in historically disinvested communities by partnering with business support organizations (BSOs), community development financial institutions (CDFIs), and other nonprofits. The Urban Institute’s full evaluation of the strategy provides key considerations for localizing a national strategy, including the role of regional staff in program design and […]
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HAN is thrilled that Northwell Health has joined our network! Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals and more than 85,000 employees. The health system cares for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond.
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