Community Health Needs Assessment 2012 - Saint Joseph Hospital

Summary of Priority Needs Identified From Meeting
Purpose of Meeting:
The purpose was to analyze/evaluate and prioritize community health needs in order to give the
hospital a base by which to determine which community health needs it can address and which
ones it can’t.
Format:
Meeting included community leaders and hospital leaders with intention of reviewing the data
that was gathered from CHNA hospital survey, focus groups and interviews. Flora Washburn,
SJB Mission Services, and Ruth Hawkins, Madison County Health Department, facilitated the
meeting.
Process:
We reviewed the data as a group. Next step was to form into two smaller groups. Group
members worked through 5 (timed) activities to: 1) identify the top 5 needs based on what they
had heard earlier; 2) identify known services; 3) identify service gaps or services needed to
address the needs; 4) recommend what actions Saint Joseph Berea should take to address the
needs; and then 5) select the most important 5 actions to be taken by the hospital over the next 3-
5 years.
Outcomes:
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
Activity 2:
Related to each of the TOP 5 health issues or problems, in order of priority, identify KNOWN
services currently offered by St. Joseph Berea Hospital, medical & community partners that address
each of the TOP 5 health issues or problems identified.
Group #1 Group #2
1/2. MENTAL HEALTH/ DRUG ADDICTION
1. HEALTH FAMILY
• Senior Renewal
• WIC
• Contract with The Ridge
• Park/Rec
• Informal relationship with Comp Care • Health Dept.
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Appendix 2/19/2013