OSF Saint Anthony’s requests public input on Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) survey

OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony's Health Center is requesting help from the local community to determine and prioritize health needs. A survey is now available in English and Spanish, and residents of the Riverbend region (and throughout Madison County) can participate by filling it out online or by picking up a paper copy at OSF Saint Anthony's (1 Saint Anthony's Way, Alton).

"Every community has different health care needs," says Lisa Schepers, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, Interim President of OSF Saint Anthony's. "Through this survey, we hope to get input from a broad set of community members to help us focus our efforts on the challenges and opportunities unique to Alton, the Riverbend region, and Madison County."

According to Federal law, all not-for-profit hospitals are required to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years and put together an Implementation Strategy to meet the community needs that the assessment identifies.

The English language survey can be accessed here:

https://bradley.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3jShygGqPJkgdCu

The Spanish language survey can be accessed here:

https://bradley.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7NITNj5K3UuO7C6

"Our assessment team pulls together a broad set of health care consumers throughout our service area to help us identify the health needs of the communities we serve," Schepers says. "The CHNA is not only a Federal requirement, it aligns closely to our OSF Healthcare Mission, 'to serve persons with the greatest care and love in a community that celebrates the Gift of Life."

After the data is collected and the local community's health needs are prioritized by greatest need, administrative and caregiver teams at OSF Saint Anthony's work together to further support current community-based health programs and services as well as starting new programs to help meet the needs for each community.

"Our last survey identified behavioral health (including mental health and substance abuse) and healthy behaviors (defined as healthy eating and active living, and impact on obesity) as the greatest opportunities for improvement in our community," Schepers states. "We took feedback from the survey and, through a collaborative approach, were able to implement programs and services to meet that need."

More information on OSF Saint Anthony's current CHNA can be obtained by visiting www.osfsaintanthonys.org and subsequently clicking on the "Community Health" link at the bottom of the landing page.

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