Community Health Needs Assessment
Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital had the opportunity to collaborate with St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center’s (SJHMC) Community Benefit team to lead a community health needs assessment (CHNA) for Maricopa County, Arizona.
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CHNA refers to a state, tribal, local or territorial health assessment that identifies key health needs and issues through systematic, comprehensive data collection and analysis. The ultimate goal of this assessment is to develop strategies to address the community’s health needs and identified issues.