HAN members Corewell Health, Trinity Health, and University of Michigan Health are expanding access to health care careers through the Medical Assistant Registered Apprenticeship Program (MARAP), a year-long, tuition-free training program that combines classroom learning with paid, hands-on experience. Students complete coursework through Muskegon Community College or Grand Rapids Community College while gaining clinical experience […]
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Health anchors helping students overcome education barriers
HAN member SSM Health is partnering with Chamberlain University to launch the Aspiring Nurse Program, designed to strengthen the nursing career pathways and expand access to education. The program provides tuition support, enhances clinical readiness, and creates a direct track to employment across SSM Health’s care sites in Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Wisconsin. As reported […]
Continue ReadingCreating pathways to high-wage, in-demand healthcare careers
HAN member Memorial Hermann Health is launching the Health Education and Learning (HEAL) High School in collaboration with the Aldine Independent School District as an investment in the future of healthcare. The program, which is now in its second year, aims to prepare students for high-paying, in-demand healthcare jobs while they finish high school. The […]
Continue ReadingEmployees as Impactful Storytellers
HAN members Advocate Health, CommonSpirit Health, and UMass Memorial Health have enlisted their staff members to tell the stories about their Impact Workforce programs in these powerful videos. The narratives are helping to recruit trainees and inspire community members, especially those facing similar workforce barriers. Hear from employees themselves:
Continue ReadingCelebrating National Workforce Development Month
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) members are implementing Impact Workforce strategies that connect individuals from nearby under-resourced communities to quality jobs and career pathways. This month we are celebrating the significant impact workforce development programs have in re-building our local economies, creating pathways to quality jobs, and supporting underserved communities. See also: HAN’s Impact Workforce case studies […]
Continue ReadingA win-win for health, workers & community
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Rush University System for Health’s president and CEO Omar Lateef, DO, shares how the health system partnered with West Side United (whose members include HAN members Rush University System for Health, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and Ascension) and other key community organizations to build Fillmore Linen Service on the west side of Chicago. Rush had been […]
Continue ReadingAnchors strengthening communities’ long-term health & economic stability
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Intermountain Health leverages its purchasing power to support local businesses and drive inclusive economic growth. One of those businesses is Ethik, a Utah-based company that employs 26 Afghan refugee women to repurpose blue wrap from Intermountain operating rooms into handcrafted items like crossbody bags and zipper pouches. From the article: “Intermountain Health’s commitment […]
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Intermountain Health CEO Talks About the Importance of Showing Community Value
Intermountain Health President and CEO Rob Allen spoke with Becker’s Hospital Review about how nonprofit hospitals need to better define and communicate their value and what they deliver to communities. From Becker’s article: “Intermountain is enhancing transparency and reaffirming its mission to drive health equity and long-term community investment. . . . “So we gave back more […]
Continue ReadingShared Ownership, Shared Prosperity: Employee Ownership
The Evergreen Cooperative Laundry (ECL) is a true story of wealth creation – a tale of community wealth building, local wealth anchoring, and fostering lasting livelihoods for those on the economic margins. Founded through a partnership among the Cleveland Foundation, the City of Cleveland, and anchor institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic, ECL anchors wealth […]
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