As one of the largest nonprofit health systems, Kaiser Permanente’s operations have tremendous economic influence. In 2023, Kaiser Permanente purchased over $22.2 billion in goods and services. An economic impact study estimates that these procurement dollars supported over 176,000 jobs, generated $11.8 billion in income, and contributed $3.4 billion in federal and state taxes. “If […]
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Resources & Publications
Check out HAN’s Resources webpage where you can search for case studies, publications, fact sheets, and other resources by subject area. How LISC & Healthcare Anchor Network Members Are Promoting Community Resiliency: Economic Development details how LISC has partnered with 20 HAN members over the past seven years on initiatives that promote economic development and community resilience. Read all […]
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Check out HAN’s Resources webpage where you can search for case studies, publications, fact sheets, and other resources by subject area. How LISC & Healthcare Anchor Network Members Are Promoting Community Resiliency: Economic Development details how LISC has partnered with 20 HAN members over the past seven years on initiatives that promote economic development and community resilience. AHA’s Foster […]
Continue ReadingRooted & Resilient: Highlights from the HAN Annual Convening 2025 in Boston
The Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) Annual Convening 2025: Boston, our largest convening yet, kicked-off with a powerful conversation exploring the historical and present-day dynamics of Massachusetts and Greater Boston—a region with a high concentration of healthcare systems. Over 350 people joined us for an energizing experience filled with connection and learning about and beyond our host city […]
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Continue ReadingHow LISC & Healthcare Anchor Network Members Are Promoting Community Resiliency: Economic Development
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) are dedicated to helping institutions leverage their financial resources to invest in key social drivers of health to create resilient local communities. Over the past seven years, LISC has partnered with 20 HAN members on initiatives that promote economic development and community resilience. HAN members have deployed $107 million through LISC, including $84 million in loans and $23 million in grants, to help finance affordable housing, small business lending, real estate development, local economic development strategies, and community wealth building. These efforts have impacted communities in 23 of LISC’s local markets.
Continue ReadingHow LISC & Healthcare Anchor Network Members Are Promoting Community Resiliency: Affordable Housing
Social and economic factors—including access to quality housing and jobs, and opportunities to start and grow a business—shape the health and well-being of communities. Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) are dedicated to helping institutions leverage their financial resources to invest in these social drivers of health to create resilient communities. This is the first of a two-part series highlighting how HAN members are partnering with LISC to invest in affordable housing and economic development.
Continue ReadingIntermountain Health Place-based Investing Case Study
HAN just released a case study on HAN member Intermountain Health’s Place Based Investing program, a strategy embedded across six states: Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming. The program deploys low-cost, longer-term capital to address social drivers of health such as housing stability and financial wellness. By committing up to two percent of its […]
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Anchor Mission Communications Toolkit
Hospitals and health systems and other anchor institutions from across the country are adopting an “anchor mission” to tackle the underlying economic and social determinants of community health outcomes and community well being. But how can both the what and the why of this new transformative approach be effectively communicated, inside and outside your institution?
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