St. Luke's University Health Network CHNA, campus-specific reports

As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all non-profit hospitals are required to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years in order to remain a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The goal of the assessment is to identify critical health disparities faced among residents within the community. The needs assessment must state every health priority addressed by community stakeholders, hospital professionals, or public health experts. Additionally, campus specific implementation plans have been crafted for each of the St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) campuses in order to determine how resources will be allocated to address the specified health needs. Our CHNA is comprised of both primary and secondary data. The primary data was collected through our community health surveys, where approximately 3,000 surveys were conducted in our seven campus geographic region. Primary data was also collected through 6 campus specific key stakeholder focus groups, where the main priority health needs were identified for each entity. Secondary data included hospital network, county, state, and national level data. The following health priorities, one through five, include all of the network campuses and service areas surrounding them.