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Bridges: Published Quarterly by the Community Affairs department of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

AUTUMN 2007

Hospitals Move Beyond Traditional Roles

Making Strides: With University's Help, Community Moves Toward Stabilization

Foreclosures—Let's Talk about the Solution

The Ups and Downs of Infill Housing

A Dialogue on Economic Opportunities in the Delta

Spanning the Region

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A Closer Look
Included with Bridges is A Closer Look, a supplement that takes topics from previous and current issues of Bridges and examines them from the perspective of a particular area or community. This issue of A Closer Look focuses on the success Memphis has had replacing public housing projects with mixed-income developments.

 

 

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The Health Care/Community Development Connection

Hospitals Move Beyond Traditional Roles

 

By Amy Simpkins
Community Affairs Specialist
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

 

CHRISTUS housing

  An affordable housing development by Avenue CDC in Houston nears completion. Funding came from Community Direct Investment, a program of CHRISTUS Health.

The importance of the health sector frequently surfaces in discussions surrounding community development. In many ways, hospitals and health-care organizations contribute to the stability and growth of the local economy.

Most obviously, there are jobs created by such organizations. The impact on quality of life is another benefit health-care organizations can bring to the local economy. The presence of a health-care organization might make a community more attractive to citizens and businesses alike. The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation both point to a link between access to affordable health care and entrepreneurship and small business development. ...FULL STORY

 


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