Our community commitment

The healthcare people receive in a hospital or clinic is only a small part of a person’s overall health. That’s why our commitment to advancing health equity and improving the health and wellbeing of our neighbors goes beyond the walls of our facilities and reaches out into the community.

We collaborate with community partners to:

• Bring clinical services into neighborhoods to expand access
• Advance our anchor mission initiatives – local hiring, local purchasing, local investing, and leading and serving locally
• Address social risk factors through food access and housing programs and community education and outreach.

Why is this a priority for our healthcare system? Nearly 80 percent of health is influenced by factors outside of clinical care. These factors, called the social determinants of health, are our health behaviors and the economic and social conditions in which we live.

All this work is closely tied to our HOPE Commission’s health equity and anti-racism efforts. It’s designed to be culturally appropriate and to meet the specific needs of the community. We seek to do “with” and not “to” the communities we belong to and are proud to contribute to our community in so many ways.