Healthy Place
Goal: be a vibrant and accessible destination that promotes healthy living beyond Healthcare facility walls.
How it is achieved: BRHD is focused on creating a sense of identity and awareness through infrastructure projects such as new street signage, gateway enhancements, a complete health loop trail, and several roadway enhancements.
Health Education and Workforce
Goal: be a center for advanced education, clinical practice, and workforce development in healthcare.
How it is achieved: BRHD is focused on creating a workforce pipeline aimed at increasing the number of individuals working in healthcare through recruitment, development and retention. BRHD partners with external entities to strengthen economic development partnerships that ultimately lead to a more robust district and workforce.
Health Innovation and Research
Goal: provide a platform for innovation and research partnerships that improve health outcomes and contribute to economic growth.
How it is achieved: BRHD is a federally funded regional innovation cluster through the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst initiative provides research pilot funding, resources for collaborative innovation challenge projects, and economic development marketing support in our region and seeks to deliver better healthcare through increased collaboration and expanding resources.
Goal: be a model for resource coordination to facilitate patient-centric, value-driven care.
How it is achieved: BRHD convenes hospitals, providers and experts around key community issues such as opioid stewardship, safety, and data sharing to promote an integrated approach to solutions. During times of crisis, this collective approach focuses on disaster response to meet the needs of the community and healthcare providers.