Connecting Your Members with the Right CHNA Partner
By Lee Ann Lambdin and Megan Reeves
A Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) identifies a community’s most significant health issues and needs through systematic data collection and analysis. Every three years, non-profit hospitals are required to submit a CHNA report and adopt an implementation plan to address the identified needs so they can maintain their 501(c)(3) tax-exempt or “charitable” status.
As 2022 quickly approaches, many of your member hospitals will be due to complete their new CHNA. In this post, we’ll discuss the ways you can help your members prepare for and navigate the CHNA process, including:
- Ensuring your members are clear on what they must do to stay federally compliant
- Finding ways to promote the real value that can be gained from a CHNA (beyond compliance)
- Offering resources to members who need help executing their CHNA
The CHNA process may take several months and resources to complete, so now is the time for your member hospitals to be thinking about their 2022 CHNAs. Keep reading to learn how you can help.