COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS
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FISCAL YEAR 2016
COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
ASSESSMENT St. Clair Hospital has always worked to assure a strong, healthy community. Indeed, identifying
and addressing unmet needs has been part of the St. Clair mission since our founding in 1954,
and remains so today. Through remarkable growth and expansion, we have never lost sight of
our origins or strayed from our vision.

I n 2014, under the astute leadership of Joseph B. Smith,
In preparing this report, the Community Benefit
chairperson of the St. Clair Hospital Community
Committee drew upon the expertise of St. Clair
Benefit Committee and Senior Vice-President,
clinical leaders, business leaders, health and human
Marketing, Dollar Bank, and Andrea L. Kalina, Vice
services representatives, and members of the
President of Human Resources and Organizational
community. They conducted extensive research to
Advancement at St. Clair, the Hospital endeavored to
acquire the most accurate and complete picture of
gain a deeper understanding of the unmet health needs
the health-related problems we face as a community.

of people living in the neighborhoods that constitute
They are complex problems, and while there are no
the St. Clair community. The culmination of this effort,
quick and easy answers, we have also developed
the 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA),
an implementation plan that will guide our initiatives
aligns perfectly with our mission and enables us to
to address the unmet needs. All of this information
truly know the community we serve — to not only
is provided in the following pages.

recognize unmet needs and vulnerabilities, but also
to identify strengths and resources. In doing so, we
are part of a national effort to improve healthcare
all across the United States.

Community Health Needs Assessment
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