Just Released! Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Rush University System for Health with the support of HAN, shares new insights, implications, and tools to aid in the execution of the anchor mission framework in the Anchor Mission Playbook: New Learnings & Findings in Anchor Mission Execution. The original Anchor Mission Playbook outlined strategies and insights to execute an anchor mission approach […]
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Partnership & action to address inequities in place
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) is excited to share Activating Place-based Partnerships for Equitable Economic Development: A Playbook for Anchor Collaboratives, which contains a comprehensive set of learnings to date from anchor collaboratives nationwide about their collective strategies, and provides key success factors that need to be present for an anchor collaborative to get started, build momentum, and […]
Continue ReadingHospitals are affordable housing long-term investors
The Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) and HAN member systems Kaiser Permanente, Boston Medical Center, and Trinity Health are covered in the New York Times article on how health systems are increasingly investing in affordable housing—and are seeing the benefits with improved community health. From the New York Times article: Health systems are, however, not acting as banks, said David Zuckerman, Healthcare Anchor Network’s […]
Continue ReadingNew HAN Impact Workforce Commitment Signatory!
University of Vermont Health Network (UVMHN) is the most recent signatory to the HAN Impact Workforce Commitment (IWC). The health system has had broad success building outside-in and inside-up professional development pipelines and educational partnerships to grow local talent that includes current and future employees amid a workforce shortage. UVMHN is committing to hire employees from economically disadvantaged areas who connect to […]
Continue ReadingGroup Mentorship Eases Nurse Shortage at Intermountain Health
HAN member Intermountain Health’s pilot graduate nurse group mentorship program looked to address the lack of qualified mentors to provide one-on-one support for their new graduate nurses. This situation was partly due to high nursing turnover and the increased number of novice nurses. The new group mentorship model enables small cohorts of new graduate nurses to receive the mentoring support […]
Continue ReadingJoin us for HAN’s annual Policy Day!
HAN’s Policy Day 2025 will be held on May 7, 2025, from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. in person at the Capitol Visitors Center (CVC) in Washington, D.C., and online. This is a year of uncertainties at the federal level. Still, working together, we will protect and advance meaningful solutions to the nation’s immense shortage of affordable homes and lack […]
Continue ReadingLocal economic impact with facility construction
HAN member UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) recently celebrated the grand opening of its new North Pavilion, an acute-care facility. This marks UMMH’s first significant capital project, which utilizes local businesses directly as part of one of the system’s four anchor mission pillars. From the Worcester Business Journal article: As of mid-2024, UMMH reported 22% of the conversion projects contracts were […]
Continue ReadingAmplifying the collective impact of local groups
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Endeavor Health announced $8.8 million of Community Investment Fund (CIF) awards to 44 local organizations and partnerships in the Chicago area to address social drivers of health and remove barriers to care. The awards include funding for workforce development and housing insecurity. From the Crain’s Chicago Business article: One example, Jeff Zakem [Endeavor’s […]
Continue ReadingJoin us for HAN’s annual Policy Day!
HAN’s Policy Day 2025 will be held on May 7, 2025, from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. in person at the Capitol Visitors Center (CVC) in Washington, D.C., and online. This is a year of uncertainties at the federal level but working together we will protect and advance meaningful solutions to the nation’s immense shortage of affordable homes and lack […]
Continue ReadingAnchor relationships with local businesses
HAN member Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is an anchor partner of the Economy League’s PAGE Initiatives (Philadelphia Anchors for Growth & Equity) along with many other anchor institutions, community partners, and funders. PAGE helps local businesses develop and grow relationships with hospitals and universities. One such business is PRIDE Enterprises, which has grown by nearly 100% over the past 3 years thanks in […]
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View Past Issues of our Newsletter Catch up on past issues of our newsletter. Our newsletter archive features a deep well of articles that detail how health systems are strategically leveraging their purchasing, hiring, and investing power to improve health and well-being by addressing economic gaps in the communities they serve. View Past Issues of […]
Continue ReadingAvera Health
Avera Health is a faith-based health ministry comprised of 315 locations in 100 communities in five states across the Upper Midwest. Avera’s 22,100 physicians and employees serve a population of 1 million people.
Continue ReadingPutting anchor assets to work for local businesses
“We are able to take care of business like we’re supposed to. We’re able to see our goals being fulfilled with this building. We’re able to breathe a little easier and not have those high-interest loans hanging over our heads. We were able to believe in the banking system again,” said Deborah James of Freddie […]
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