Anchorum Health Foundation will invest $109 million over 10 years, beginning with $20 million in FY2024, to improve access to health care and influence community and individual health outcomes throughout northern New Mexico. Anchorum’s Clinical Support Fund will address cancer care, maternal health care, primary care, trauma readiness, and building the health care workforce.
The three goals of this Fund are:
- Recruitment & Retention: This includes physicians (MDs and DOs), advanced practitioners (nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, certified nurse midwives, anesthesia assistants), or for physicians in residency programs (for support including moving expenses, housing stipends, loan repayments, and more).
- Clinical Programs: This includes initiating, expanding, and enhancing programs, such as clinician-driven performance improvement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Mayo Clinic Care Network affiliation.
- Expanding Access to Care: This includes physical infrastructure, contributing to joint ventures, or participating in or funding other innovative collaborations.
Our regional health care system is facing significant challenges, including the closure of rural primary and maternal health services and the financial strain on federally qualified health
centers. However, these difficulties have not gone unanswered. CHRISTUS St. Vincent Health System has stepped up to address the growing needs of northern New Mexico, offering critical services that are disappearing elsewhere and expanding integrated care to better serve our diverse and increasingly complex health care demands. Anchorum is proud to support the hospital’s efforts, partnering to ensure these essential services remain accessible to our communities
“We are excited to continue our collaboration with Anchorum Health Foundation to ensure equitable access to quality healthcare for patients from across northern New Mexico. We believe Anchorum’s grant towards the Clinical Support Fund illustrates our shared commitment to address the growing health needs of our region and improve people’s lives.”
Lillian Montoya, President & CEO, CHRISTUS St. Vincent
