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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]