The goal of the Anchor Institution Mission is for UCSF and community partners to collaborate to increase the economic security and opportunity for under-resourced populations in the San Francisco Bay Area by leveraging UCSF’s workforce development, procurement, and community investment resources.
A Brief History of the UCSF Anchor Institution Mission
2015
School of Medicine Leadership Retreat on Race Matters and initial presentation to faculty and staff on anchor institution framework
2016
UCSF attends inaugural meeting of the Healthcare Anchor Network, officially joining the national organization
2018
UCSF and the San Francisco Foundation partner to develop a transparent baseline of UCSF’s internal and external landscape of anchor institution strategies and to propose recommendations of strategic direction
2019
Publication of the report “Advancing Health Equity in San Francisco: An Assessment of UCSF’s Anchor Institution Capacity and Recommendations for Strategic Direction”
2020
Developed a strategic plan and budget; convened Anchor Institution Steering Committee and three subcommittees
2021
Began building the team and executing the strategic plan
2022
Began working with Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland to assess its capacity to adopt an anchor mission strategy
