Benefits to Communities
The mission of all hospitals and health systems, regardless of size and type of ownership, is to care for their patients and communities. In addition to providing financial assistance to those in need, hospitals have programs that are responsive to their community’s needs. These include help with housing, accessing healthy food, educational programs, health screenings, transportation to ensure patients arrive at needed medical appointments, vaccination clinics and other programs to address the many other needs that affect the community’s health and well-being.
Taking Care of the Community: Videos
Benefits to Communities During the Pandemic
Wolfson Children’s Hospital Works to Keep Kids Safe as School Begins
Health care experts at Duke Health say that vigilance is needed to manage COVID-19 as an endemic virus.
Strategic Partnerships Help CentraCare Vaccinate Latino People
CentraCare is using multiple strategies to ensure communities with lower vaccination rates in central Minnesota get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Making Communities Healthier
In keeping with its mission of “making communities healthier,” Trios Health, based in southeastern Washington state, is ensuring the communities it serves understand how to fight the influenza virus.
Helping People Take A More Active Role In Their Health
Cone Health created an online destination called Wellness Matters, featuring a wide range of educational resources, so people can learn as much as possible about their health and take responsibility for managing their conditions.
Protecting Veterans from a Possible ‘Twindemic’
Anticipating the “serious impact” of a season with both the flu and COVID-19, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center developed a plan to provide flu vaccination for veterans, at no cost.
