Community investments help foster the social and physical environments that support communities’ long-term health. In this first episode in a series, Doug Brown, CEO of UMass Memorial Community Hospitals and chief administrative officer of UMass Memorial Health, and Lillian Montoya, president and CEO of CHRISTUS St. Vincent Health, discuss how their health systems are investing in their communities to address affordable housing, food insecurity and other needs to improve the health of individuals and communities. Listen here, and learn more on AHA’s Community Investment Conversations page.

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In this conversation, Brent Davis, CEO of the primary health division at AdventHealth, shares how improved patient access, coordinated care teams, virtual care…
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In this conversation, Amy Lee, president and chief operating officer at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, shares how telehealth is transforming patient care on the…
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In this episode, Betty Chu, M.D., chief medical officer of Advocate Health, discusses leading a health system through Hurricane Helene, responding to…
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In this conversation, Tori Bahr, M.D., section chief of pediatrics at Gillette Children’s, shares how healthcare teams can improve the transition from…
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In this conversation, Brian Peters, CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association, explores the connection between health disparities, healthcare costs…