Local Health Care Organizations Teaming Up To Collect Health Needs Data

Three local health care organizations are currently partnering to update the 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment.

William Newton Hospital, the City-Cowley County Health Department and Community Health Center in Cowley County are working together on the project. Those who want to participate in the process can complete a survey here.

These organizations share are working toward a goal to understand progress in addressing community health needs cited in the 2015 assessment and to collect up-to-date community health perceptions in Cowley County.

“Hospital leaders use the CHNA as a tool to respond to healthcare needs,” says William Newton Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Ben Quinton. “The assessment not only informs hospital strategy, but is key to maintaining our tax-exempt status.”

Affordable Care Act legislation requires all tax-exempt hospitals to submit an assessment to the IRS every three years. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, the Community Health Center in Cowley County is also required to conduct an assessment to fulfill funding requirements set forth by Health Resources and Services Administration.

The CHNA feedback link can also be found on William Newton Hospital’s, City-Cowley Health Department’s and Community Health Center in Cowley County’s website and/or Facebook pages.

“We hope that the community and health professionals will take advantage of this opportunity to provide input into the future of healthcare delivery in our county,” comments City-Cowley County Health Department Administrator Tom Langer.

All community residents are encouraged to complete the CHNA online survey by Wednesday, August 1, 2018 and to attend the upcoming scheduled Town Hall on Tuesday August 21 from 11:30-1 p.m. at Winfield Public Library.

Vince Vandehaar, MBA (VVV Consultants LLC, an independent research firm from Olathe, KS) has been retained to conduct this community wide research. If you have any questions about CHNA activities, please call 620-221-2300 extension 1113.