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National Leadership

At the Forefront of Redefining Healthcare

For more than 10 years, ProMedica has been at the forefront of driving change in how healthcare is delivered. We're committed to creating quality, equitable health outcomes that improve the well-being of communities across our country. We do this through promising interventions, industry-leading analytics and research, and local and national partnerships.

Thought Leadership

In the News

Our work and experts in Social Determinants of Health are regularly cited and quoted in state, regional and national publications. Promising results from ProMedica's food-as-medicine approach were even highlighted in the Wall Street Journal.

Read the Wall Street Journal article featuring ProMedica

Data and Research

Data and research are essential in linking social determinants of health to improved health outcomes and decreases in cost and utilization. As a leading healthcare provider, ProMedica has produced proof points that are driving transformational and lasting change in the way we invest in health.

In 2014, ProMedica began screening patients for social determinants factors. Then we began connecting those patients to appropriate interventions. Over time, we began to find that applying these proactive interventions could become a model of preventable treatment. This decreases future healthcare costs and utilization and increases healthier and more effective outcomes.

Ebeid Data Nerve Center

ProMedica has partnered with Socially Determined, a healthcare technology and analytics company, to create the Ebeid Data Nerve Center. ProMedica's clinical excellence and deep data structures are integrated with Socially Determined's powerful analytic capabilities. This allows the Ebeid Data Nerve Center to focus on the needs of specific patient cohorts that could benefit from standardized interventions that are designed to improve healthcare outcomes.

Groundbreaking ROI

Addressing Food Insecurity

According to a 12-month study, use of the ProMedica Food Clinic among patients resulted in a reduction of healthcare costs.

Reduced emergency department usage: Medicare patients’ usage went down 18%, while those who did not use the food clinic had a 5% increase of emergency department usage. Medicaid patients’ usage was reduced by 11%, while those not using the Food Clinic saw a 6% reduction.

Lower readmission rates: Medicare patients reduced readmission by 5% while the group without the Food Clinic increased by 8%. Medicaid patients who used the Food Clinic reduced readmissions by 1%, while the other group without the Food Clinic increased by 4%.

Changes in per member per year medical costs: Food Clinic Medicare patients reduced their per member per year medical costs by 6%, while the other group saw an increase of 7%

Improving Birth Outcomes

In 2007, ProMedica partnered with Northwest Ohio Pathways Hub to improve birth outcomes for low-income pregnant women, residing in Lucas County, by aligning social and medical resources to improve infant vitality. The Pathways Hub Care Coordination System relies on community health workers and other care coordinators to develop individualized care plans which address social determinants of health, and to also assist high-risk pregnant in overcoming barriers that impact their health and well-being.

In 2018, studies of Centene Corporation's Buckeye Health Plan's clients showed that high-risk mothers without HUB coordination were 1.55 times more likely to deliver a baby needing a special care nursery or neonatal ICU admission. In addition, using HUB care coordination produced a 236% return on investment. By partnering with Pathways HUB, ProMedica is part of a solution to improve access to care and reduce healthcare costs.

The Root Cause Coalition

In 2015, ProMedica joined with the AARP Foundation to form The Root Cause Coalition. Now 75+ organizations deep, Root Cause works to reverse and end the systemic root causes of health inequities for people and communities through cross-sector partnerships. As part of this work, Root Cause produces ongoing thought leadership, webinars and an annual Status of Health Equity Report.

The Healthcare Anchor Network

In 2017, ProMedica was also a founding member of the Healthcare Anchor Network, a growing national collaboration of more than 45 leading healthcare systems. The long-term goal of the Network is to reach a critical mass of health systems that adopt the "Anchor Model" as an institutional priority. That is, they work to improve community health and well-being by leveraging all their assets, including hiring, purchasing and investing for equitable, local economic impact. By doing so, health systems can powerfully impact the upstream determinants of health and help build inclusive and sustainable local economies.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Revitalizing neighborhoods takes collaboration. Working with neighborhood residents and engaging partners and other stakeholders are key activities.

One such partner is the LISC. Based in New York City, this nationally recognized nonprofit organization supports projects to revitalize communities and bring greater economic opportunity to residents through affordable housing, better schools and safer streets. It also supports business and economic growth by providing capital, strategy and expertise to local partners across the country.

In March 2018, ProMedica and LISC announced a new alliance to mobilize tens of millions of dollars for underinvested communities. The Health Impact Fund began with a $45 million effort to scale up economic opportunity and improve health outcomes in Toledo and the surrounding region over the next decade. ProMedica also partners with LISC on the Financial Opportunity Center at ProMedica Ebeid Center.