Richmond Eye & Ear Health Care Alliance (REEHA)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Social
Social Achievements
- Donating surgery center and procedure rooms for surgeries and imaging center services
- Providing eye screenings to pre-k school-aged children
- Offering low vision services
- Partnering with local NGOs (Access Now, Powhatan Free Clinic, etc.) to provide surgeries at reduced rates
- Offering transparent pricing
- Collaborating with local transportation services for low vision patients
- Championing non-profit health institutions through grant advocacy and volunteer programs
- Consistently supporting Medicaid
- Donated more than $3 million to health clinics and community organizations since 2020
- Providing charity care through the MEDRVA Low Vision Center
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Pre-K vision screenings (expected to start in 2024)
Environmental Challenges
- Access to Primary Care Services
- Vision Care
- Transportation Barriers
- Specialty Care Access
- Health Education and Outreach
- Support for the Elderly and Homebound
- Affordability and accessibility in healthcare
- Gap in dental care
- Limited access to specialized care in rural areas
Mitigation Strategies
- Partnering with local NGOs to provide subsidized surgeries
- Offering transparent pricing
- Diversifying the range of surgeries offered
- Providing pre-K vision screenings
- Collaborating with local transportation services
- Championing non-profit health institutions through grant advocacy and volunteer programs
- Consistently supporting Medicaid
- Hosting pre-k eye screenings and partnering with Conexus to offer glasses
- Considering offering surgical dental procedures
- Tailoring surgical procedures for the elderly
- Establishing public health workshops
- Hosting community health fairs
- Conducting health education campaigns
- Advocating for grants for non-profit health institutions
- Igniting community health volunteer programs
- Demystifying Medicaid's benefits and streamlining its enrollment process
- Encouraging local businesses to allocate portions of their CSR towards health initiatives