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A Foundation for Improving Social Determinants of Health

Trustee Articles
Philanthropy can drive innovative initiatives to address social, economic, educational and quality of life issues in the community.

Taking the Pledge to Eliminate Disparities

To meet the changing needs of our communities, hospitals are working hard to make sure that every individual receives the highest quality of care.

Ensuring access in vulnerable communities

Millions of Americans living in vulnerable rural and urban communities depend upon their hospital as an important, and often only, source of care.

Coaching: A Critical Tool for Board Chair Development

Trustee Articles
Making coaching available to an incoming board chair can build the chair's capacity to lead the board effectively.

Raising the Bar for Board Performance

Snapshot For boards to lead their organizations to value-based care, they will need highly skilled, energized and diverse members.

Sample Board Chair Role Description

Board and Committee Charters
The following is intended to be an example that boards should adapt to meet their individual needs.

Co-creating strategy

Let’s face it, designing a strategy is challenging in the best of times. Add to this the uncertainty of the health reform landscape, and strategy design seems almost impossible.

Making Community Health Improvement the Heart and Soul of Governance

Trustee Articles
Continually improving community health should be part of the DNA of a health care organization and its board.

Best practices for partnering success

Hospital and health system leadership teams may look to partner with other organizations in an effort to gain capabilities for evolving care and payment arrangements.

Hospitals increase diversity on boards and in C-suites

Christus Health, Irving, Texas, is among the earliest to adopt the #123forEquity Pledge to Act, part of