Portsmouth - Community Health Improvement Plan, FY 2026-2028

King’s Daughters Ohio Mission

“To care. To serve. To heal.” King’s Daughters Ohio (KDOH) fulfills its mission through its commitment toward addressing the health needs in the community by conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and developing an Implementation Strategy every three years.

Purpose of a Hospital’s Implementation Strategy

A Community Health Implementation Plan (CHIP) outlines how a hospital plans to address community health needs and is intended to satisfy the requirements set forth by state law and the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(r)(3) regarding Community Health Needs Assessments and Implementation Strategy. The CHIPprocess is meant to align King’s Daughters Ohio’s initiatives and programs with goals, objectives and indicators that address significant community health needs described in the CHNA.

Community Definition

King’s Daughters Ohio’s patients collectively come from a large geographic area.For purposes of this report, the community served by King’s Daughters Ohio includes Scioto County, though it also services patients in Jackson, Pike, and Lawrence counties in Ohio and Greenup and Lewis counties in Kentucky.

About King’s Daughters Ohio

King’s Daughters Ohio was established in February 2013. Located in Portsmouth, Ohio, it is a free-standing, 10-bed hospital specializing in surgical care, urgent care, outpatient diagnostics, treatment services, primary care, and select medical specialties. Prior to the opening of the Ohio hospital, King’s Daughters Family Care Center, established in 2007, provided primary care services in Portsmouth, with additional access to rotating specialist physicians.