Mount Carmel Health System 2015 Community Benefit Report | Page 2

Dear Community Partners and Friends:
Service to others, especially those less fortunate and most in need, is at the core
of what defines Mount Carmel as a not-for-profit healthcare system. Our work to
provide compassionate, people-centered care in our communities demonstrates
our commitment to service, stewardship and, most importantly, our Catholic
faith-based mission.
We concentrate our outreach efforts on areas where we know we can deliver the
greatest good. That’s why our Community Benefit work focuses on the real and
urgent needs identified in the Franklin County HealthMap 2013. The Community
Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) documented in the HealthMap 2013 is the
result of a collaboration of health and education organizations along with community
and social welfare agencies. The purpose of this work was to identify and prioritize
areas of health care that need improvement based on comparable state and federal
data. Mount Carmel works alongside other organizations to implement services and
programs to address each area of need highlighted in the assessment, including
preventing and treating chronic disease, reducing the infant mortality rate and
increasing overall access to care, just to name a few.
In this report, we’ve highlighted some of the many activities undertaken in our most
recent fiscal year, which addressed these needs. We document Community Benefit
information annually to share our dedication to improving the health and welfare
of individuals, families and the greater community. This report also is a tribute
and special thank you to all of the individuals involved in this work.
Thank you for your ongoing partnership and committed support of critical
programs and initiatives that directly benefit our communities. Together,
we make a meaningful impact on every life we touch.
Sincerely,

Claus von Zychlin
President & CEO
Mount Carmel Health System

Sister Barbara Hahl, CSC
Senior VP, System Mission
Mount Carmel Health System

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