Significant Health Needs Not Addressed
IRS regulations require that the CHNA Implementation Strategy include a brief explanation of why a hospital facility does not intend to address any significant health needs identified through the CHNA.
As described in detail in the CHNA, KDMC prioritized three significant health needs during the CHNA process, including:
- Access to Care
- Holistic Health (Body, Mind, Spirit)
- Poverty
Other identified health needs have not been specifically addressed through the development of this Implementation Strategy. However, many of these needs are covered through KDMC’s provision of comprehensive services or through the three above-mentioned priority areas to be focused on over the next three years. Specific reasons are outlined below.
Identified Needs
- Chronic health conditions
- Lack of healthcare providers
- Mental health
- Obesity
- Physical inactivity
- Preventive Care
- Smoking/vaping
- Substance use disorders
- Reason for not addressing: Addressed through Access to Care, Holistic Health and Poverty
- Cancer
- Heart disease
- Lack of prenatal care
- Reason for not addressing: Addressed through KDMC’s comprehensive services and/or educational outreach. Relatively low priority per community input obtained through key stakeholder interviews and community survey
- Lack of affordable housing
- Teenage pregnancy
- Unintentional injury
- Reason for not addressing: Outside the scope of services provided by KDMC, but opportunities may exist for KDMC to support organizations addressing these needs.