The Community Health needs Assessment (CHNA) is a written report that summarizes the needs of WGH service area and how we as a hospital intend to meet those needs. CHNA is mandated by the Patient Protection Act of 2010 and requires all non-profit hospitals to complete the assessment.
Requirements that must be included in the report:
1) Demographic information about our community.
2) A description of the process and methods used to obtain the demographic data including sources and dates of the data.
3) A description of how we obtain the data for the project (surveys, interviews, internet, etc) and who or where it came from.
4) A prioritized description of the community needs as well as a report describing how and why we prioritized them in the manner which was used.
5) A description of the hospital or other resources that will be used to meet the needs of the community.