Community Health Needs Assessment
In 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) passed by Congress included a requirement for non-profit hospitals to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years and to develop an implementation plan that addresses the priority health needs of that community. Mercy works with community partners and stakeholders to better understand the needs of the community.
Download the 2021 report (PDF). If you would like a paper copy of the CHNA report, please contact Mercy’s Community Benefit office at (319) 221-8568.
As a result of the most recent CHNA and in support of our mission, Mercy Medical Center has developed an Implementation Plan to address the priority health needs of the community.
Provisions in the Affordable Care Act require a tax-exempt hospital to:
- Adopt an implementation strategy to meet community health needs identified in the CHNA.
- Describe how it is addressing needs identified in the CHNA.
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