GE HealthCare Establishes GE HealthCare Foundation

GE HealthCare has established the GE HealthCare Foundation, a philanthropic entity operating as a charitable organization separate from the company. The Foundation’s focus is on advancing equitable access to precision healthcare and improving maternal health outcomes globally. 
 
The GE HealthCare Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that strive to remove barriers separating underserved communities from equitable healthcare making healthcare more personal, accessible, and flexible.
 
“The GE HealthCare Foundation was born out of GE HealthCare’s legacy of delivering access to care, and a desire to advance health equity by reducing the limits and barriers faced by those in underserved communities,” President of the GE HealthCare Foundation, Danielle Halstrom told the press. “When we looked at where we could focus the Foundation’s first programs, the lack of resources and care for moms and babies around the world clearly indicated where we should start. Beginning our Foundation’s work, we look forward to continuing to expand that impact across other issue areas as an extension of our company’s mission striving for equitable healthcare access.”
 
The Foundation’s inaugural grantees include:
 
Lwala Community Alliance: a community-led initiative addressing maternal and infant mortality in Kenya. A grant will fund training, technology, and longstanding educational resources for clinical officers and nurses on obstetric ultrasounds. 
 
Urban Institute: a non-profit research organization providing data and evidence helping to advance upward mobility and equality. The Foundation funds the creation of a public knowledge base of United States Medicaid practices and policies related to AI and algorithmic methods to help reduce maternal health disparities.
 
Project ECHO: focusing on increasing capacity, resilience, and collaboration within the public health workforce in Indonesia. The Foundation funds the capacity building of Primary Health Centers in the region. These centers will navigate the continuum of maternal child health care, addressing topics such as maternal nutrition, child stunting, pre- and neonatal maternal care a safe delivery, and family planning.
 
Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA): a national network of Black Women-led and Black-led birth and reproductive justice professionals and organizations. The Foundation will support BMMA raise awareness and foster tangible improvements in Black maternal health. Its Black Maternal Health Week campaign, training institute, and a pilot program will inform its Black Maternal Health Incubator Hub, serving the Black maternal, perinatal, and reproductive health workforce.
 
The Foundation will these programs and additional support humanitarian relief efforts during times of natural disasters and crises.
 
In the coming years, the Foundation will expand its approach into additional focus areas.