Jackson Health System is a nonprofit academic medical system in Miami-Dade County employing over 13,000 staff. Jackson Health System ensures that all residents of Miami-Dade County receive a single high standard of care regardless of their ability to pay.
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Activating place-based partnerships for equitable economic development: A playbook for anchor collaboratives
This playbook details how groups of anchor institutions are building effective place-based partnerships together with community partners to improve individual and family well-being and build equitable local economies.
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Release of Activating Place-based Partnerships for Equitable Economic Development: A Playbook for Anchor Collaboratives
The Healthcare Anchor Network just released Activating Place-based Partnerships for Equitable Economic Development: A Playbook for Anchor Collaboratives, which captures a comprehensive set of learnings to date from this growing body of work on anchor collaborative’s collective strategies, including key success factors that need to be present for an anchor collaborative to get started, build […]
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 ReadingHospitals catalyzing economic opportunity
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member systems BJC Healthcare and SSM Health in St. Louis, MO and anchor collaborative West Side United in Chicago, IL have helped to bring place-based economic development and jobs to their cities. BJC Healthcare and SSM Health formed a joint venture, St. Louis Healthcare Support Services, LLC , to build and operate a regional […]
Continue ReadingPutting investment dollars to work in your community
HAN’s president and founder David Zuckerman spoke with AHA Chair and HAN member Dartmouth Health CEO and president Dr. Joanne M. Conroy on how hospitals and health systems are building healthier communities through impact investments that improve upstream determinants of health while also creating economic opportunities in the community. From the AHA Leadership Dialogue interview: David explains […]
Continue ReadingCreating pathways to quality jobs & careers
HAN’s Project Manager for Workforce & Community Engagement Initiatives Lauren Worth authored Hiring Untapped Talent: ‘Anchor’ Organizations Share Ways to Diversify, Localize Workforce about health systems building healthy and equitable local economies through their hiring and workforce development programs and policies. The article also covers the HAN Impact Workforce Commitment’s core goal of reaching at least 10% of new hires annually by […]
Continue ReadingEarth Day 2024: health care sector on the front lines
HAN partner Health Care Without Harm urges health systems to take climate action to protect health and health care delivery. The health care sector, as with all industries, must halve their emissions by 2030 on the road to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. One way to achieve this is to evaluate their financial investments and examine […]
Continue ReadingJoin us for the 2024 Anchor Economy Conference!
Please join us for the 2024 Anchor Economy Conference in Philadelphia on on May 15–16, 2024. Cohosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Healthcare Anchor Network, this event brings together healthcare and higher education institution leaders, community development practitioners, researchers, experts, and others to share and discuss anchor strategies and best practices, as well […]
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