Today’s podcast features how Esperanza Health Centers - a federally qualified health center in Chicago – has worked to keep their community healthy throughout the pandemic. It is moderated by AHA’s Julia Resnick, senior program manager for strategic initiatives. She is joined by Esperanza’s CEO, Dan Fulweiler and Ofelia Figueroa, their lead contract tracer. They will be discussing how Esperanza has engaged their primarily Latino community to increase vaccine confidence and access.

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Joining Hands for Greater Impact - Esperanza Health Centers

One clear lesson from the pandemic over the past couple of years is that America cannot be strong without its hospitals and health systems being strong, but their strength is under serious stress right now. Caregivers work round the clock to nurse ill patients back to health, yet many hospitals and health systems are themselves not out of the woods yet, due to a confluence of economic factors that have skyrocketed the cost of caring for their patients and communities. In this podcast, two American Hospital Association policy experts walk us through the severe economic environment that many care providers find themselves in right now, as highlighted in a new report from the AHA.

Surging Input Costs Create Many Challenges for Hospitals and Health Systems

Advancing Health is the American Hospital Association’s podcast series. Podcasts will feature conversations with hospital and health system leaders on a variety of issues that impact patients and communities. Look for new episodes directly from your mobile device or by visiting aha.org/advancinghealth

Surging Input Costs Create Many Challenges for Hospitals and Health Systems

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