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Improving Community Health Is at the Core of Our Mission
As part of Samaritan’s commitment to work closely with our community partners, in 2019 we invested nearly $155 million in community health activities such as services for low-income individuals, free health screenings, health-related research, training for health professionals and grants to local non-profits in support of health initiatives.
These investments are designed to help address priorities and gaps as identified through hospital Community Health Needs Assessments and the resulting Community Benefit Implementation Plans. The current focus of our investments is in the following priority areas:
- Healthy families
Increase physical activity, fitness and access to nutritious foods for children through age 18 and families.
- Greater access
Increase access to medical, dental and mental health supports and services in the community.
- Better networks
Increase social supports for families.
- Healthy kids
Increase services and supports for children.
- Healthy teens
Increase services and supports for adolescents.
- Healthy seniors
Increase social supports for seniors.
As we complete these activities each year, we believe it’s important to report back to the community regarding progress that has been made in each goal area. On the following pages, you’ll find success stories as well as data that will help illustrate how we’re partnering with many others in our region to build healthier communities together.
Doug Boysen, JD, MHA
President/CEO, Samaritan Health Services
Read The 2020 Report
About Community Benefit
Samaritan’s contribution to the community through community benefit activities includes many types of support to individuals and programs. Our holistic approach focuses on programs and services that meet patients wherever they are at on their journey in life and in health.
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See what Community Benefit means from Samaritan’s point of view.
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Learn About the Organizations We Support
The organizations we support through our Social Accountability Grant funding play important roles in our local communities. They provide resources, programs and supports that make a difference in the lives of people each and every day. We invite you to spend a moment to learn about our featured organizations for each of our six goals through real life stories, photos and more.
