Community Benefit Report

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Connecticut hospitals and health systems provide nationally recognized care — and so much more. They provide free and discounted care, subsidize essential health services, offer low- and no-cost health education and wellness programming, and participate in groundbreaking research trials that formulate new therapies. Their work takes them into the communities they serve.

In partnership with community-based organizations, they are transforming care delivery, enhancing community health, and improving health equity. Together, they are building a healthier Connecticut.

Through community benefit programs that encompass a wide range of services, hospitals and health systems are collaborating with community partners to expand access to stable housing, nutritious food, reliable transportation, diaper supplies, and steady employment, reducing disparities that lead to poor health and clinical outcomes. These partnerships are addressing upstream, root-cause social, economic, and environmental drivers of health.

To achieve health equity, the state must pursue comprehensive reform. Connecticut hospitals and community partners are developing an innovation to the Medicaid program focused on scaling cross-sector collaboratives and pursuing new investments in community-based initiatives.

This report contains examples of collaborative programs currently established in Connecticut and details the collective benefit of these investments — illustrating the value of hospitals’ and health systems’ contributions to their communities and the potential to amplify their impact.

The data above represents the most recently audited fiscal year, 2023, as reported to CHA by members.