HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese and Clinton County Health Department are once again collaborating on a project to assess the health needs of the residents of Clinton County.
As part of the assessment process, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Clinton County Health Department are asking all county residents to help identify health issue areas through a brief 10-minute online community survey. The feedback provided will help identify priority health issues for inclusion in the Clinton County Health Improvement Plan.
Residents can take the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ClintonCountyAssessment through April 21, 2021. Responses are anonymous.
Nonprofit hospitals must complete a community health needs assessment every three years, a requirement of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Hospitals provide their reports to the Internal Revenue Service. Local health departments are required by the Illinois Department of Public Health to complete community health assessments every five years through guidelines established by the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN).
Following the survey and other information gathering, the hospital and health department will determine which health priorities they should address over the next three years and how to implement those priorities. Those priorities will be announced in late 2021.
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese is part of Hospital Sisters Health System. The other hospitals in Hospital Sisters Health System's Illinois division conducting health needs assessments are HSHS St. John’s Hospital for Sangamon County, HSHS St. Mary's Hospital for Macon County, HSHS St. Francis Hospital for Montgomery and Macoupin counties, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for St. Clair County, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital for Effingham and Jasper counties, HSHS Holy Family Hospital for Bond County, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland for Madison County.