Hospital systems are increasingly recognizing that:
- Stable housing improves health outcomes and reduces ER visits
- Investing in housing fulfills nonprofit community benefit requirements
- Increasing available affordable housing helps retain staff in high-cost or underserved areas
Read more from the Advisory Board or Housing Matters, and check out these examples from around the country.
Virtua Health + The Michaels Organization — Camden, NJ
Project Name: Oliver Station
Read about it on MSN or WHYY.org
- $24 million senior affordable housing complex with 47 income-restricted units
- Located near Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
- Includes a 5,200 sq. ft. primary care clinic on-site
- Funded through New Jersey’s Hospital Partnership Subsidy Program
- Ten units reserved for seniors experiencing homelessness
Indy Health District + IU Health — Indianapolis, IN
Read about it on MSN
- $32 million affordable housing project on the city’s near north side
- Mix of apartments and townhomes
- Built on a formerly blighted site
- Aimed at improving life expectancy and health outcomes in underserved neighborhoods
Aetna + DePaul Community Health Centers — New Orleans, LA
Project Name: H3C (Health, Commerce, Culture, Community)
Read more from the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition
- 192 affordable apartments
- On-site medical clinic
- Residents’ health outcomes are being studied to evaluate impact
Kaiser Permanente — Nationwide
Initiative:Thriving Communities Fund
Read more on HUD or KPproud
- $400 million pledged to build or preserve 30,000 housing units by 2030
- Focuses on housing as a health intervention
- Includes partnerships with developers and community organizations