Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) and the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) produced Ochsner Health: Piloting a Community Health Worker position to support rural maternal health patients. Ochsner Health was a member of the HAN & NPWF Maternal Health Workforce Cohort and the case study covers how the Cohort helped the health system demonstrate the need for […]
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Integrating Doula Support into Hospital Maternity Care Teams
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) and the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) launched the Maternal Health Workforce Cohort in 2024 to identify and test workforce solutions to the maternal health crisis in collaboration with five HAN member health systems. This resource captures the Cohort’s insights, lessons learned, challenges, and real-world examples to help inform, inspire, […]
Continue ReadingCommonSpirit Health’s $5 million investment builds childcare access
HAN member CommonSpirit Health’s Community Investment Program recently provided a $5 million bridge loan to Step By Step, a Washington State organization that supports new mothers overcoming trauma and poverty. The loan funded construction of The Barn, a 14,000 square foot early learning center that opened in March 2026 and serves 200 children. The investment came at […]
Continue ReadingKaiser Permanente Impact Purchasing Case Study
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 […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingBaystate Health: Outside-in and Inside-Up Workforce Strategies
In our latest case study we feature Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Baystate Health, a nonprofit, integrated health system serving over 800,000 people across western New England. Based in Springfield, Massachusetts, it is the largest healthcare organization in western Massachusetts, with a workforce of over 13,000 employees across its four hospitals.
Continue ReadingDartmouth Health: Building sustainable talent pipelines in rural communities
In our latest case study we feature Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Dartmouth Health (DH), a nonprofit academic health system that serves rural communities in New Hampshire and Vermont through six hospitals, a visiting nurse and hospice program, and numerous clinics. Dartmouth Health is the largest private employer in the state of NH with just […]
Continue ReadingUniversity Hospitals (UH): The Evolution of Step Up to UH and Earn-and-Learn Programs
University Hospitals’ (UH)’s intentional hiring pipelines and paid training programs are explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s inception and design, strategies employed, and key stakeholders involved. Outside-in programs are external facing, intentional programs that source candidates from specific, high-poverty neighborhoods. Inside-up programs are for current UH employees, connecting them to career […]
Continue ReadingUMass Memorial Health Care Community Investing Program
UMass Memorial Health (UMMH)’s Community Investing Program is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s inception and design, strategies employed, and key stakeholders involved. It also discusses several of the program’s projects, including Worcester Common Ground (WCG), Creative Hub Worcester (CHW), the Finally Home Fund, and the Tiny Home Village.
Continue ReadingRush University System for Health: Local Business Suppliers
Rush University System for Health’s comprehensive anchor mission Business Supplier initiatives are featured in our latest case study. As an anchor institution that has adopted the anchor mission, Rush is focused on improving the economic vitality of Chicago’s West Side neighborhoods and has consistently worked through multiple avenues to do so including healthcare, community engagement, […]
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