The Magnitude of a Community’s Health Needs and Nonprofit Hospitals’ Progress in Meeting Those Needs: Are We Faced With a Paradox?

摘要

Objectives:Although most nonprofit hospitals are required to conduct periodic community health needs assessments (CHNAs), such assessments arguably are most critical for communities with substantial health needs. The objective of this study was to describe differences in progress in conducting CHNAs between hospitals located in communities with the greatest compared with the fewest health needs.