Community Benefit & Health Assessments

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Planning for Better Community Health

Like all nonprofit hospitals, each Samaritan hospital completes a Community Health Needs Assessment and a related Community Health Implementation Strategy every three years. The assessments and strategies guide Samaritan’s efforts to improve community health in Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties.

Samaritan’s 2026-2028 Community Health Needs Assessments were developed in collaboration with the Partnership for Community Health.  The identified community health priorities align with the four priority areas identified in the Regional Community Health Improvement Plan:

  1. Access to Affordable Housing
  2. Access to Quality Care
  3. Behavioral Health
  4. Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism & Equity

Community Health Needs Assessments

Community Health Needs Assessments are completed every three years, in collaboration with a variety of internal and external partners. View the Community Health Needs Assessments for each of our five hospitals below:

Community Benefit Implementation Strategies

Community Benefit Implementation Strategies are completed every three years, based on the community health needs identified in the Community Health Needs Assessments. These plans guide Samaritan’s community benefit efforts. View the Community Benefit Plans for each of our five hospital sites below:

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