Russell F. Cox announced the creation of Norton Healthcare’s five imperatives to be developed immediately and accelerated to address inequalities internally and within the communities we serve. The five imperatives are:

• Establishing the Institute for Health Equity, a Part of Norton Healthcare
• Ensuring access to primary care for everyone
• Committing to mirror our community within the Norton Healthcare leadership team
• Providing more education and advocacy internally on health policy issues to help our workforce make more informed choices
• Investing an additional $20 million over five years to address health needs in underserved areas