Keynote speaker Sen. Holly Mitchell (D—Los Angeles) joined a lineup of visionary leaders to address Black infant mortality and patient experience and safety for Black mothers and birthing people.

On July 24, 2020, HASC’s Communities Lifting Communities conducted its third Cherished Futures for Black Moms & Babies collaborative workshop. This portion of the workshop highlights keynote speaker Sen. Holly Mitchell discussing SB 464, why the legislation is important for California, her vision for respectful, equitable maternity care especially for Black mothers, and her call to action for perinatal care providers.

Overview

Communities Lifting Communities (CLC), in partnership with the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC), is working to advance health equity and economic opportunity through regional collaboration among hospitals, health systems, and partner organizations. The Advancing Health Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative will convene, engage and support hospital and health system executives and staff in addressing the underlying racial, social, economic, environmental, and systemic conditions that fuel health and economic inequity.

Join our online workshop series and learn about the anchor mission — defined as a commitment to apply economic power in partnership with the community to mutually benefit the long-term well-being of both. You’ll hear about anchor mission and strategy, address common challenges, share best practices and identify opportunities where collective regional action is possible in workforce development, local purchasing, place-based investments, policy and advocacy.

In our second session, participants will continue to expand their knowledge about the anchor mission with a focus on inclusive and local hiring by:

• Learning about inclusive hiring strategies at the individual hospital, county, and regional levels
• Hearing from a peer institution on best practices and lessons learned for workforce development
• Identifying opportunities and defining challenges for inclusive local hiring within institutions and across the region
• Understanding next steps in how HASC and CLC will support the anchor mission work through the regional collaborative

Registration

Registration is complimentary and includes meeting materials, self-assessment tools and handouts. Participating hospital teams should include at least one executive leader, along with a representative(s) from human resources; workforce development; purchasing/procurement; community benefit/population health; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and treasury.

Save the date for our upcoming anchor mission sessions on May 31 (impact purchasing) and August 30 (place-based investment). Please stay tuned for more information.