Transformative gift will result in a new Research Center for Health and Economic Analytics in Chattanooga
The $3.5 million gift came to UT at Chattanooga from the Journey Health Foundation
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) has announced a transformative $3.5 million gift and research grant from the Journey Health Foundation to establish a Research Center for Health and Economic Analytics within the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. The new center, which will be named in honor of the foundation, marks a major step in the use of data-driven research to combat long-standing healthcare disparities in the region and will serve as a role model across the United States.
The Journey Health Foundation Research Center will focus on delivering health and economic analytics, an effect that aligns directly with the foundation’s mission to better understand and address social determinants of health that affect underserved communities in the Chattanooga area.
“Journey Health Foundation is committed to transforming Chattanooga from one of the least healthy and unequal cities in the country to one of the healthiest,” said Tracy Wood, Chief Executive Officer of Journey Health Foundation. “Strategic and data-backed interventions are the tools we will use to close gaps in health care and make that vision a reality. Deepening UTC’s research capabilities through this partnership allows all of us to use data in transformative new ways, and we are excited to get to work.”
This grant marks one of Journey Health Foundation’s first major philanthropic commitments since its formation last year. The Foundation was founded following the sale of Hospice of Chattanooga and its parent company, Alleo Health System. With more than $100 million in assets, Journey Health Foundation is the largest healthcare-specific philanthropic organization in the region.
The $3.5 million gift will be allocated as follows:
- $2.25 million to establish and operate the Journey Health Foundation Research Center for Health and Economic Analytics, which will spearhead research aimed at solving critical health care challenges in the region; and
- $1.25 million to fund a master research grant that will support innovative research and data analytics projects led by the center.
A Board of Managers, appointed jointly by the Rollins College of Business and Journey Health Foundation, will oversee the management of these grants.
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