HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) saw its shares have trouble getting started Tuesday. The company, one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced the HCA Healthcare Foundation, through its Healthier Tomorrow Fund, gave $375,000 in grants to nonprofits as part of its new Health Equity Catalyst Grant Program. This year, the grants were given to nonprofits addressing food insecurity and providing access to healthy foods across the country.
Launched last August, the Health Equity Catalyst Grant program provides one-time operating grants to support organizations and collaboratives addressing health inequities in a defined focus area in order to advance or accelerate efforts to: Provide culturally and structurally competent services; Advance high-impact health equity programming; Support collaborative health equity efforts, and/or Address root causes of health inequities.
“Improving access to healthy, nutritious food is a key component to advancing health equity, an important goal for HCA Healthcare,” said Joanne Pulles, vice president of community engagement at HCA Healthcare and president of the HCA Healthcare Foundation. “We’re privileged to partner with local nonprofits fighting food insecurity, through our Health Equity Catalyst Grants, to help bring healthier tomorrows to the communities we serve.”
The 15 non-profits receiving this year’s grants are focused on key food insecurity issues, including improving access to nutrient dense fresh food, providing locally grown produce and job training opportunities and advancing culturally congruent health education.
HCA shares dipped a penny to $267.10.
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