Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
Community Health Priorities and Action Plan
Every three years, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to identify and prioritize the most significant health needs in the communities we serve. The CHNA helps guide our community benefit programs, partnerships, and investments, and ensures alignment with federal requirements for nonprofit hospitals.
The assessment is informed by data analysis, community input, and collaboration with local organizations and public health partners.
Community Health Needs Assessment Details
Explore the findings of BIDMC’s Community Health Needs Assessment, including priority health areas, populations, resources, and reports.
Our health equity priority areas include: equitable access to care, social determinants of health, mental health and substance use, and complex and chronic conditions.
We are committed to delivering equitable health outcomes. As part of that mission, we prioritize the following cohorts for community benefits:
- Youth
- Older adults
- Racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse populations
- Low-resource populations
- LGBTQIA+
- Families affected by violence and/or incarceration
The Community Resource Guide was developed to highlight health and social service resources available to the community. As a disclaimer, the listings within this guide are informational and not meant to be taken as recommendations or endorsements.
BIDMC's Community Health Needs Assessment and the Community Health Implementation Strategy reflect extensive collaboration with community members, service providers, advocates, and public officials across our service area. These efforts guide how we identify priority health needs and invest in programs that address them.
BIDMC is a founding member of the Boston CHNA–CHIP Collaborative and also participates in the North Suffolk Integrated Community Health Needs Assessment.
CHNA Reports & Implementation Strategies
Explore our most recent CHNA reports and learn about community health priorities and the actions BIDMC is taking to address them.
- 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment
FY2026-2028 Implementation Strategy - 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment
FY2023-2025 Implementation Strategy - 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment
FY2020-2022 Implementation Strategy - 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment
FY2017-2019 Implementation Strategy
Learn more about Beth Israel Lahey Health's commitment to community health.
Attorney General Community Benefits Reports
To learn more about how BIDMC supports community health initiatives, review our annual Community Benefits Reports submitted to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center welcomes feedback on its most recent Community Health Needs Assessment and implementation strategy. If you would like to share comments or questions, please email Anna Spier or send by mail to:
Anna Spier
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
To learn more about how Beth Israel Lahey Health is working to improve health equity across the communities we serve, visit the BILH website.
