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 […]
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Insights 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.
Continue ReadingAllina Health’s Impact Investment in Housing
HAN member Allina Health is a signatory to the HAN Place-based Investing Commitment and has committed 1% ($30 million) of its total investment portfolio for place-based investing to address issues intersecting with social determinants of health, such as affordable housing for homeless households. The health system invested $3 million with the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF) to build affordable […]
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HAN member Dartmouth Health invested $5 million with the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund to support affordable and safe housing. The Fund provides financing and education for a variety of community development and wealth building services, including support for residents of manufactured-home communities to purchase their land and become Resident Owned Communities (ROCs), such as Derry Oaks that is featured in the video. See also: Impact Alpha article on how […]
Continue ReadingHAN members lead Gartner’s Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) is thrilled and proud that HAN member systems Intermountain Health and Cleveland Clinic achieved Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Masters status and 19 of our HAN members were included in Gartner’s Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2024: AdventHealth, Stanford Health Care, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Corewell Health, Banner Health, Rush University System for Health, BJC HealthCare, CommonSpirit Health, Advocate Health, Ochsner Health, Sutter […]
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HAN member University Hospitals’ recent $236 million expansion of UH Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio shows how large-scale investments in health care infrastructure can address community health needs and spur economic development. From the Crain’s Cleveland Business commentary by Heidi L. Gartland, chief government and community relations officer at UH: UH is expanding health care access […]
Continue ReadingFrom transactions to transformation: Building healthier communities through Impact Purchasing
HAN President and Founder David Zuckerman presented at the Vizient ESG Impact Spend Summit. He stressed the importance of taking action to be part of the solution through every day operations, providing inspiring HAN member systems’ examples in this area, and shared some key success factors. From David Zuckerman’s TED Talk: Perhaps most importantly, every single individual in this room needs to […]
Continue ReadingOctober is Employee Ownership Month
HAN members are leveraging spending with existing suppliers in the communities they operate in to build community wealth through employee ownership. Building Resiliency through Employee Ownership (BREO) is a three-year joint initiative with HAN and OBRAN Cooperative where HAN health system members aim to create better health and economic outcomes for local employees and their families. BREO participating systems are identifying […]
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Evergreen Cooperative Laundry (ECL) is expanding its facilities in the Glenville neighborhood through the acquisition of eight vacant lots next to the existing facility, and the construction of a 5,000 square foot building. The expansion will create 10 to 15 new full-time jobs at ECL. There are currently 210 ECL employees who receive annual distributions averaging $9,000-$10,000 per employee-owner. […]
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