Service and stewardship for the common good

Community Impact

We embrace our calling to extend Jesus’ healing ministry through compassion and service.

Our ministry recognizes that the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age and the fundamental drivers of these conditions – known as the social determinants of health – greatly impact an individual’s ability to thrive and be well.

We continue to broaden and redefine our approach to addressing both social determinants of health and social needs for patients and communities. Supporting the development and expansion of patient screening, growing the number of partner organizations to address need and incorporating both areas into community-based assessments has allowed our ministry to create a better-defined path forward in identifying and addressing social determinants of health and social needs.

In 2023, as in previous years, we’ve utilized our Community Health Needs Assessment activity, community investment strategy, advocacy and public policy partnerships, cross-sector supports and health education and prevention programs to address a growing number of systemic and individual impediments to health and well-being.

This work has enabled us to provide more than $606 million in community benefits, including charity care, public programs, community building and improvement activities and services, education and research, and asset-based community investments that help to improve the health and well-being of those we serve. We are especially focused on patients and communities who are poor and underserved.

You can learn more about our efforts in our 2023 Community Health Annual Report.

For additional information about our community health needs assessments and focus areas in each geography, please see below.    

Serving Our Communities

St. Petersburg, Florida

Community health initiatives focus on the following priority areas:

  • Economic development
  • Population health
  • Urban agriculture

Irvine and Paducah, Kentucky

Community benefit focuses on the following priority areas:

  • Access to Care
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Illnesses
  • Mental Health
  • Obesity
  • Substance Abuse Disorder

Community Health Needs Assessment

Baltimore, Maryland

Community health initiatives focus on the following priority areas:

  • Crime and Related Trauma
  • Employment and Workforce Development
  • Housing and Homelessness
  • Access to Healthy Foods
  • Health Education, and collaboration with the Public Education System
  • Program/Services for Youth (ages 5 to 18)
  • Senior Support Services

Community Health Needs Assessment

Charity, New York

Community health initiatives focus on two priority areas:

  • Reduce obesity in children and adults
  • Increase access to high-quality chronic disease preventive care and management in clinical and community settings

Cincinnati, Ohio

Community benefit focuses on the following priority areas:

  • Substance Abuse
  • Mental Health
  • Access to Care
  • Chronic Illnesses
  • Healthy Behaviors
  • Infant Mortality

Community Health Needs Assessment

Lima, Ohio

Community benefit focuses on the following priority areas:

  • Mental Health and Addiction
  • Chronic Illnesses
  • Maternal and Infant Health
  • Access to Care
  • Social Determinants of Health

Community Health Needs Assessment

Lorain, Ohio

Community benefit focuses on the following priority areas:

  • Chronic Illnesses
  • Preventive Health
  • Cancer
  • Maternal, Infant and Child
  • Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse
  • Access to Care
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Social Determinants of Health

Community Health Needs Assessment

Springfield, Ohio

Community benefit focuses on the following priority areas:

  • Chronic Illnesses
  • Maternal and Infant Health
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Access to Care

Community Health Needs Assessment

Toledo, Ohio

Community benefit focuses on the following priority areas:

  • Chronic Illnesses
  • Obesity
  • Mental Health
  • Maternal and Infant Health

Community Health Needs Assessment

Youngstown, Ohio

Community benefit focuses on the following priority areas:

  • Mental Health and Addiction
  • Chronic Illnesses
  • Maternal and Infant Health
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Access to Care
  • Transportation and Housing

Community Health Needs Assessment

Greenville, South Carolina

Community health initiatives focus on the following priority areas:

  • Affordable Housing
  • Behavioral Health
  • Obesity and Related Chronic Conditions

Community Health Needs Assessment

Hampton Roads, Virginia

Community health initiatives focus on the following priority areas:

  • Alcohol and Substance Abuse
  • Chronic Health in Aging Adults
  • Mental Health
  • Heart Conditions
  • Obesity and Diabetes

Community Health Needs Assessment

Richmond, Virginia

Community health initiatives focus on the following priority areas:

  • Chronic Illnesses
  • Mental Health
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Stress and Trauma

Community Health Needs Assessment