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DuPage Health Coalition
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Kara Murphy is the President of DuPage Health Coalition, a nonprofit organization helping people access high-quality healthcare. With a vast history in the hospital and healthcare industry, she channels her experience into leading purpose-driven healthcare efforts. Kara has led the Coalition through economic crises and pandemic challenges, emphasizing collaboration and resourcefulness to keep doors open to those in need. Dedicated to enriching lives, she has been instrumental in developing comprehensive healthcare access for the underinsured and uninsured residents of DuPage County.
In this episode…Many counties in the US are looking to develop and sustain a system for effectively and efficiently managing the health of low-income populations across the continuum of care. However, most don't know how to deal with these healthcare needs. Can collaborative innovation be the key to crafting a healthcare safety net that leaves no one behind?
Experienced nonprofit leader Kara Murphy delves into healthcare accessibility and philanthropy. She shares her twenty-year journey crafting solutions to some of the most pressing health access challenges faced by residents of DuPage County. Reflecting on DuPage Health Coalition’s evolution from a single program into a multifaceted organization, Kara highlights how the nonprofit adapts to its community’s needs, particularly with the challenges arising from the 2007 economic crisis and the pandemic. She also shares the importance of confidence in leadership, and the impactful decision to focus on meeting community needs as they arise rather than limiting initiatives to available funding.
In this episode of the Mission Matters Podcast, Paul Feith interviews Kara Murphy, President of DuPage Health Coalition, about leading a purpose-driven healthcare organization. Kara talks about the countywide impact of Access DuPage and DuPage Health Coalition services, the collaborative models in the nonprofit sphere, the funding models that support DuPage Health Coalition, and the strategy for community outreach to spread awareness about healthcare resources.
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