HAN member UMass Memorial Health’s Douglas Brown shares how the health system is leveraging economic power to address economic and racial inequities to improve community health, which included anchor mission goals being incorporated in its affiliation agreement with Harrington Hospital. From the article: The answer lies in the different conditions of life in these two neighborhoods. In one, a quarter […]
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Going Solar to Improve the Environment & Health
HAN member Intermountain Healthcare announced a major step it is taking towards sustainability by joining a utility-scale solar project that will supply 20 percent of the health system’s total electricity needs for the next 20 years. Intermountain Healthcare includes sustainability as a fourth pillar of its anchor mission strategy. The health system was an early signatory to HAN’s Impact Purchasing […]
Continue ReadingAllegheny Health Network
HAN is excited to have Allegheny Health Network join us. The health system serves 29 Pennsylvania counties and portions of New York, Ohio, and West Virginia. AHN has 14 hospitals and approximately 19,000 employees and 2,000 volunteers.
Continue ReadingNemours Children’s Health
Nemours Children’s Health is one of the largest integrated pediatric health systems in the country with 95 locations in 4 states. The health system has 8,000 Nemours associates and cares for nearly half a million children annually.
Continue ReadingSupporting Workers with a $15 Minimum Wage Raise
HAN member Intermountain Healthcare, Utah’s largest private sector employer, is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour, positively impacting 2,200 employees. Utah, where the health system is headquartered, has a current minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. The health system is also adjusting the pay for 12,800 employees in more than 250 jobs roles, with most […]
Continue ReadingFinancial Wellness for Employees and Community Members
HAN member Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System’s (FMOLHS) Our Lady of the Lake (OLOL) Regional Medical Center, along with Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge and MetroMorphosis, created The Faith Fund, a community-owned, financial institution micro-loan investment fund. FMOLHS saw that some of its staff were struggling financially and some became caught in a long-term cycle of debt […]
Continue ReadingMemorial Hermann Health System
HAN is excited to have Memorial Hermann Health System join the network. The institution is one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in Southeast Texas with 17 hospitals and 29,000 employees. Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center in Houston was named a top 10 hospital for serving minority and low-income communities in the Lown Institute Hospital Index.
Continue ReadingEl Camino Health
A new member to HAN is El Camino Health in California, which has two not-for-profit acute care hospitals in Los Gatos and Mountain View, and urgent care, multi-specialty care, and primary care locations across Santa Clara County.
Continue ReadingAnchor Mission Leaders
HAN Executive Director, David Zuckerman, and many HAN member executives were recognized by Modern Healthcare as healthcare sector leaders who have embraced partnerships. The outlet called out that such efforts require leadership and collaboration created in service to the patient. Read the Modern Healthcare Story Now
Continue ReadingOhio State University Wexner Medical Center
HAN is fortunate to have an additional esteemed Ohio health institution join us. Welcome to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, one of the nation’s leading academic health centers with more than 23,000 team members. The medical center is home to more than 20 research centers and institutes.
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