Improving Community Health is at the Core of our Mission
In 2016, Samaritan invested more than $133 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 local community health assessments and the resulting community health improvement 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. In this section, 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.
Larry A. Mullins, DHA, FACHE
President/CEO, Samaritan Health Services
