Written by Rush University Medical Center, with support from Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy, the Civic Consulting Alliance, and The Democracy Collaborative, this playbook offers recommendations drawn from research carried out to help Rush University Medical Center align around its Anchor Mission. These findings are intended to help other hospitals and health systems accelerate their own efforts to drive institutional alignment with community needs.
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Sentara
Based in Norfolk, Virginia, Sentara serves patients with12 acute care hospitals with more than 300 sites of care across Virginia and North Carolina.
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OU Medicine — along with its academic partner, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center — serves residents of Oklahoma and the region with a comprehensive academic health system of hospitals, a children’s hospital, clinics and centers.
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Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale New Haven Health serves patients with five hospitals – Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial and Westerly – and is affiliated with Yale University and its Yale School of Medicine.
Continue ReadingAnchor 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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Toolkit Links Below are links to the resources and information referred to in the Anchor Mission Communications Toolkit, produced by the Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) in collaboration with Rush University Medical Center (Rush). Rush’s Anchor Mission Playbook Rush’s Chicago Magazine article Rush’s Total Health Collaborative video Embracing an Anchor Mission: ProMedica’s All-In Strategy HAN’s Anchor Philanthropy Initiative Group’s draft table comparing […]
Continue ReadingKaiser Permanente pledges $25 million to California Access to Housing and Services Fund
Kaiser Permanente, a member of the Healthcare Anchor Network, is further responding to the California affordable housing crises by committing an additional $25 million to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Access to Housing and Services Fund. The health system has already pledged $200 million in impact investments to support community health, particularly on affordable housing.
Continue ReadingAnchor Mission strategies of HAN health system leaders spotlighted in Modern Healthcare series
Modern Healthcare ran a series highlighting how Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) members have been stepping up efforts to reduce socio-economic, racial, and ethnic disparities in their communities and to build community wealth. The HAN members covered in the series include AMITA Health, Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Rush University Medical Center, The MetroHealth System, and University Hospitals.
Continue ReadingAdvancing the Anchor Mission of Healthcare
In December 2016, leaders from 40 health systems gathered in Washington, DC to explore the potential to more fully harness their economic power to inclusively and sustainably benefit the long-term well-being of American communities. This report summarizes the events of the convening and presents the health systems’ collective vision of the Healthcare Anchor Network.
Continue ReadingHealthy Communities Policy Framework
This document, created by the Aligning to Advance Policy Initiative Group of the Healthcare Anchor Network, outlines the foundational elements of a policy agenda to create equitable, engaged, connected and economically strong communities.
Continue ReadingAccelerate Your Anchor Mission Strategy with The Democracy Collaborative
In addition to our work as the backbone organization for the Healthcare Anchor Network, The Democracy Collaborative can facilitate a variety of processes designed to help your institution accelerate your Anchor Mission, ranging from half-day workshops to multi-month engagements that include stakeholder interviews and intensive coaching.
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