Advancing health equity
Everyone has the right to be healthy. We are steadfast advocates for solutions that reverse the long history of health disparities based on a person's race, location, or means.
More than ever, our world needs compassion. Our communities need caring and our families need support. To meet these challenges, CommonSpirit Health® is committed to building healthy communities by advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen.
Formed in 2019 through the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, CommonSpirit® is one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the U.S., with more than 1,000 care sites in 21 states coast to coast, serving 20 million patients in big cities and small towns across America.
At CommonSpirit, humankindness means inspiring change in health care that leads to more empathy, listening, and respect - because we believe that humanity holds the power to heal.
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Unequal access to care. A global pandemic. Racial injustice. Homelessness. Our communities need bold solutions to our most pressing challenges, which require the kind of scale and resources a national health system like CommonSpirit can provide.
We are committed to health equity, and through community programs and innovative technologies, we are addressing the social issues and root causes that can lead to poor health.
Everyone has the right to be healthy. We are steadfast advocates for solutions that reverse the long history of health disparities based on a person's race, location, or means.
We are committed to expanding access to care, advocating for those who are vulnerable, and leading a transition to a value-based coordinated care approach to build healthier communities.
We embrace our responsibility to develop new ways to improve health for all, including innovative solutions for care delivery and reaching underserved communities.
CommonSpirit Health is proud to participate in the UN Climate Change Conference where we have announced an industry-leading commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 with an interim target to cut operational emissions in half by 2030.
In this Becker's article, Chief Nursing Offer Kathy Sanford talks about the nationwide nursing shortage, and a new CommonSpirit program designed to help address it.
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In this Modern Healthcare interview, CEO Lloyd Dean outlines the steps CommonSpirit will take to achieve its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
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Lloyd Dean was recognized as a champion for health equity, health care access, and leadership in increasing the number of culturally competent physicians in our country through several educational partnerships.
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