Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan

Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), hospital facilities must perform a community health needs assessment every three years and adopt an implementation strategy to meet the community health needs identified. University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, UM SJMC, last conducted a comprehensive Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) in 2021 to evaluate the health needs of individuals living in the hospital service area within Greater Baltimore.

The purpose of the assessment was to gather information about local health needs and health behaviors. The assessment examined a variety of indicators including risky health behaviors (alcohol use, tobacco use) and chronic health conditions (diabetes, heart disease).

Community Health Needs Assessment

The CHNA reports included below present the data and key factors impacting the health of the communities we serve.

• 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment
• 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment
• 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment
• 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment
• 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment

CHNA Implementation Plan

The implementation plans below show how UM St. Joseph Medical Center is using the findings from the CHNA to improve the health of the surrounding community.

• 2024 CHNA Implementation Plan
• 2021 CHNA Implementation Plan
• 2019 CHNA Implementation Plan
• 2016 CHNA Implementation Plan
• 2013 CHNA Implementation Plan

Public Feedback

We solicit community feedback on the most recent Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan. Please contact Rebecca Cohen at Rebecca.Cohen@umm.edu.