Kansas City Area
Community Healthcare Initiative

Why Kansas City

The Kansas City metropolitan area, after Detroit, is a major automotive manufacturing area in the United States. Both General Motors and Ford have large manufacturing facilities in the Kansas City area.

Kansas City was selected because it was a plant city where UAW/Ford can partner with other employers and area community leaders to jointly design and deliver a healthcare initiative that is community-owned.

Successful community health assessments have been done in other communities by the UAW working with Ford, General Motors or DaimlerChrysler.

Kansas City Provides:

  • Midwest location with a large metropolitan area
  • University medical and education system
  • Opportunities to balance the healthcare resources of the community with the community healthcare needs
  • Community and delivery systems amiable to make improvements
  • UAW/Ford wanted to create a community-driven and community-embraced healthcare initiative and Kansas City has a strong history of community collaborations


    • Ford in Kansas City

    1906: Opened sales office in downtown Kansas City, MO

    1912: Winchester Avenue plant started production (seven Model T’s in one day) the first assembly plant outside the Detroit area

    1937: First UAW-Ford local

    1957: First car built at the new assembly plant in Claycomo (Country Squire Station Wagon)

    1950s, 60s, & 70s: Fairmont, Falcon, Ranch Wagon, Fairlane, Comet, Ranchero, Meteor, Maverick, Tempo, Topaz, Contour and Mystique were all built at the Kansas City Assembly Plant.

    Present: Claycomo plant produces the F-150, including stretch cab and four door, as well as the new mid-sized SUV, the Escape.

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