Community Health Needs Assessment 2012 - Saint Joseph Hospital

Community Health Needs Assessment 2013
Activity 1:
Given the mission, vision and values of SJB and the Community Assessment data, identify the most important
health issues or problems for St. Joseph Berea Hospital to address in the next 3-5 years.
Group #1
1. Mental health services/Drug addiction
2. Collaboration of care/services
3. Chronic disease prevention
4. Lack of insurance
Group #2
1. Healthy Family
2. Dental Care
3. Alcohol/Drug Abuse
4. Exercise Programs
5. Address Connection Between Issues/ Healthy
Education In All Ages
(Their complete analysis of top needs can be found in Appendix E).
The following process was used in weighting the primary and secondary data described above. Once this
was finished the Saint Joseph Berea steering committee reviewed the findings and data that had been
weighted (See Exhibit 13), grouped needs and identified the top five health priority issues.
Leading Causes of Death: Leading causes of death for the community were reviewed and the death rates
for the leading causes of death for each county within the Saint Joseph Berea CHNA community were
compared to U.S. adjusted death rates. Causes of death in which the county rate compared unfavorably to
the U.S. Adjusted death rate resulted in a health need for the CHNA Community.
Primary Causes for Inpatient Hospitalization: The primary causes for inpatient hospitalization resulted in
an identified health need for the community.
Health Outcomes and Factors: An analysis of the County Health Rankings health outcomes and factors
data was prepared for each county within the Saint Joseph Berea CHNA Community. County rates and
measurements for health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors and the physical
environment were compared to national benchmarks. County rankings in which the county rate compared
unfavorably (by greater than 30 percent of the national benchmark) resulted in an identified health need.
Primary Data: Health needs identified through community surveys, focus groups and key informant
interviews (if applicable) were included as health needs. Needs for vulnerable populations were separately
reported on the analysis in order to facilitate the prioritization process.
To facilitate prioritization of identified health needs, a ranking and prioritization process was used. Health
needs were ranked based on the following seven factors. Each factor received a score between 0
and 4.
1) How many people are affected by the issue or size of the issue? For this factor ratings were
based on the percentage of the community who are impacted by the identified need. The
following scale was utilized. >20% of the community=4; >10% and 5% and