Our Partnerships

Our Partnerships

Catholic Health Association

In partnership with the Catholic Health Association, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is committed to fostering inclusiveness in our workplace culture, advocating change to end health disparities and building right and just relationships with our communities. Through partnership with the Catholic Health Association, we will work to develop a comprehensive, strategic and data driven approach on our journey to solve the challenges faced by individuals in our community. Our approach includes all facets of our organization at both the health system and ministry levels. Learn more about CHA’s commitment to heal, to unite and to justice at chausa.org/cha-we-are-called.

Healthcare Anchor Network

Our health system is a proud member of the Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN), a national collaboration with 70+ health systems leveraging their hiring, purchasing and investing power to reduce health disparities and sustain healthy economies. Our commitment as a HAN member is to address the root causes of health disparities, focusing on economic and racial inequities and the social determinants of health that perpetuate them.

By leveraging our business practices around inclusive, local hiring and workforce development, local and diverse sourcing, and community investments, we can tackle these underlying causes of poor health by investing in the social and economic well-being of the communities we serve. We can get at that impact by leveraging what we’re doing now. The anchor mission approach offers a portfolio of proven strategies that can multiply outcomes without multiplying cost.

University of Louisiana System

In 2022, the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System sponsored the University of Louisiana System’s second annual Black Male Summit at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. FMOLHS offered two students summer internships as part of the Reginald F. Lewis Scholar program, a cohort program designed to enhance the collegiate experience of black male students across the UL System. The summit also provided opportunities for anyone who recruits, teaches, advises, coaches, or counsels Black males in the UL System to develop and refine their professional skills. We are proud to be a part of such a meaningful experience for these students and any future candidates, as well as to collaborate with the University of Louisiana System. Click here to learn more about the program.