The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU)  has long championed health centers as the backbone of our healthcare system’s safety net. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, ACU partnered to provide much needed personal protective equipment (PPE) to over 100 health centers and convened a series of webinars on special topics related to the crisis. Collaboration with organizations like Healthcare Ready examined the unique role and challenges facing health centers during disasters. 

Fedcap strengthened its Health Practice through the acquisition of Healthcare Ready, adding nationally recognized expertise in emergency preparedness, disaster response coordination, and healthcare supply chain resilience, with a focus on ensuring continuity of care for barriered communities.

Today, Fedcap announced the acquisition of Healthcare Ready, a nationally recognized and trusted non-profit dedicated to strengthening the resilience of the U.S. healthcare system before, during, and after disasters. The acquisition significantly expands Fedcap’s Health Practice, strengthening its capabilities in emergency preparedness, healthcare supply chain resilience, and public-private coordination. (more).

Patients with kidney failure are among the most disaster-vulnerable populations, as kidney replacement therapy (KRT) cannot be safely interrupted. Read More.

Pharmacy-desert burden varies by methodology, ranging from 15.8 million to 57.1 million affected, with “keystone” pharmacies creating single-point fragility as closures and consolidation expand. Read more.

Human ecosystem disruptions such as Covid-19 and natural disasters increase existing health disparities among communities that have been historically underserved by healthcare systems, especially communities of color. Community-based organizations (CBOs) are well-placed to mobilize effective responses to local needs, which may mitigate the impact of human ecosystem disruptions on disparities. The purpose of this study was to explore CBO leaders’ perspectives on responding to community needs during human ecosystem disruptions, with the goal of informing entities that plan to support or partner with CBOs to maximize the effectiveness of disaster responding.

In recent years, wildfires in the United States have become increasingly frequent, larger, and more widespread. Research from the University of Colorado Boulder found that there were more fires in the span of a 13-year period from 2005 to 2018 than in the previous 2 decades, with fire frequency doubling on the East and West coasts and quadrupling in the Great Plains regions.¹ Certain regions have seen dramatic surges in wildfires in 2025 alone, including in Los Angeles County earlier this year and more recently in New Jersey’s Pinelands.²

The federal government’s cuts to disaster preparedness grant funding will cost providers millions of dollars and potentially jeopardize patient care.