(Providence, RI) -- Care New England announced that it has been selected as part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Health Equity Initiative, a $60 million commitment supporting organizations developing solutions to advance health equity.
The support from AWS will advance Care New England’s efforts to create an internal and public-facing “dashboard” of the social drivers of health facing our primary care populations.
“Our goal is to summarize the Social Drivers of Health (SDoH) data collected in CNE/Integra primary care setting, provide analyses relevant to community stakeholders, and make a select dataset available to internal partners and the public in support of efforts to improve SDoH conditions in Rhode Island,” said Dr. Joseph Diaz, MPH, FACP, Chief Health Equity Officer at Care New England & Associate Dean, Office of Belonging, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Through the AWS Health Equity Initiative, Care New England looks forward to using the power of cloud computing to advance health equity and improve health outcomes. To learn more about the AWS initiative, visit https://aws.amazon.com/health/health-equity.
About Care New England
Care New England Health System is a trusted organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in the important discussions people need to have about their health and end-of-life wishes. Care New England is helping to transform the future of health care, providing a leading voice in the ongoing effort to ensure the health of the individuals and communities we serve.
CNE was founded in 1996, and today it is the parent organization of Butler Hospital, Kent Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Care New England Medical Group, the VNA of Care New England, The Providence Center, and Integra, a certified accountable care organization (ACO). Care New England includes 970 licensed beds and 216 infant bassinets. Through Butler, Kent, and Women & Infants hospitals, Care New England has a teaching and research affiliation with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Kent is also a teaching affiliate of The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.