HAN member BJC HealthCare and Washington University expanded their Live Near Your Work program, a homeownership and neighborhood stabilization initiative, to 14 neighborhoods. The program provides $12,500 in forgivable home loans for down payments or closing costs to any benefits-eligible employee of the two institutions, which have committed $300,000 each per year for the program. From the St. Louis Public Radio […]
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Creating opportunity for children and parents
Place-based investing by HAN member Boston Children’s Hospital helped the NorthStar Learning Centers’ early education and care center break ground and become a reality. Boston Children’s provided a low interest patient bridge loan of $500,000 to close the project through the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation. The city of New Bedford, MA also contributed $2.5 million in American […]
Continue ReadingFocusing on food insecurity, jobs & economic activity
HAN member Cleveland Clinic partnered with Meijer Grocery and the Cleveland City Council to open Meijer Fairfax Market, a brand new grocery store that has been in planning since 2018. The store focuses on local business products and offers a variety of classes. Cleveland Clinic views the store as part of a larger effort to bolster economic activity, create […]
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UCI Health is the only academic health system in Orange County, California. UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. UC Irvine Medical Center, the main campus in Orange, California, features Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program, Level I trauma center and Level II pediatric […]
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NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health revealed the name and unified brand for its newly combined health system: Endeavor HealthSM. This announcement marks an exciting milestone following the merger between NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore), including Swedish Hospital and Northwest Community Healthcare and Edward-Elmhurst Health, creating the third-largest health system in Illinois serving an area of 4.2 million […]
Continue ReadingHAN case study on DH’s Impact Workforce strategies
HAN just released a case study on HAN member Dartmouth Health’s (DH) Impact Workforce program that covers the health system’s programs to support a sustainable talent pipeline through the following strategies: 1) Training interventions & academic partnerships; 2) Job readiness programs, skill development and work redesign; 3) Population engagement; and 4) Addressing workforce barriers, especially housing. Dartmouth Health is also collaborating […]
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We’re thrilled to finish the year with the added membership of The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation (JHHS). JHHS serves Baltimore, MD, has six hospitals and 40,000 employees, and is an academically based health system. JHHS’ most important collaboration is with The John Hopkins School of Medicine, known as Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Continue ReadingAnchor investing is key to revitalizing neighborhoods
HAN member CommonSpirit Health’s $5 million place-based investment helped to restart the delayed effort to revitalize San Francisco’s Freedom West. The project will include 515 affordable and 2,305 market rate homes and include a 250-room hotel, a daycare center, and an “innovation technology” center. From the San Francisco Chronicle article: Through the [Community Investment Program], CommonSpirit aims to improve the “health of […]
Continue ReadingReplacing exclusion with inclusion
HAN members BJC HealthCare and SSM Health are playing important roles in Delmar DivINe, a place and space in St. Louis, MO for nonprofit tenants, co-working space, and community services, including the St. Louis Community Credit Union (a partner with BJC HealthCare and MFH), GreaterHealth Pharmacy, an SSM Express Urgent Care Clinic, and an Edward Jones office. The campus […]
Continue ReadingAddressing SDOH through local policy & investments
HAN and CityHealth developed a partnership to explore how health systems can work with cities to improve community health through policy change and place-based investments. HAN members Boston Medical Center, Intermountain Health, and Trinity Health participated in a pilot learning cohort. From the CityHealth article: As health systems are increasingly, addressing health factors outside of […]
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