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2019 Community Health Needs Assessment

Implementation Strategy

Table of Contents

• Introduction...............................................................................................................................
• Community Health Needs Assessment
• Significant Health Needs the Hospital will Address
  • Access to Health Care
  • Behavioral Health
  • Cancer
  • Heart Disease
• Evaluation of Impact
• Needs the Hospital will Not Address

from the data review and to prioritize the identified health needs. The following criteria were used to prioritize the identified health needs:

• Severity – the perceived impact on the population of the community.
• Change over time – determination if the health need has improved, stayed the same or worsened.
• Resources – availability of resources within the community to address the health need. Stakeholder interviewees were sent a link to an electronic survey in advance of the interview. They were asked to rank each identified health need. The percentage of responses that identified the need as having severe or very severe impact on the community, had worsened over time, or had a shortage of resources available in the community. The prioritized health needs can be found in the 201 9 CHNA.

Significant Health Needs the Hospital will Address

Northwest Hospital plans to address the selected significant health needs identified in the 201 9 Community Health Needs Assessment. Applying the following criteria, the organization was able to assess its ability to impact the identified and prioritized health needs. These criteria included: organizational capacity, established relationships, ongoing investment, and acknowledged competencies and expertise. As a result, Northwest Hospital will address the following health needs through a commitment of community benefit programs and charitable resources.

• Access to health care
• Behavioral health (mental health/substance use and misuse)
• Cancer
• Heart disease A strategy outlining actions the hospital intends to take, including programs and resources it plans to commit, anticipated impacts of these actions, and planned collaboration between the hospital and other organizations for each health need the hospital plans to address are included in this implementation plan. Access to Health Care Goal Increase access to health care for the medically underserved. Strategies Northwest Hospital will commit the following programs and resources to address access to health care: ➢ Provide financial assistance through both free and discounted care for health care services, consistent with the hospital’s financial assistance policy. ➢ Provide financial counseling services to assist patients with enrollment in Medicaid or health exchange insurance products. ➢ Continued focus on a multi-year, enterprise-wide effort focused on eliminating or reducing the barriers that make it difficult for patients to get timely appointments for care within the UW Medicine health system. Impact The anticipated impact of these actions will be: ➢ Increased availability and access to health care. ➢ Provision of financial assistance to qualified patients. ➢ Aid access to health care services by connecting patients with transportation options available within the community.

Cancer Goal Reduce the impact of cancer on members of the community through strategies that improve prevention and early detection. Strategies Northwest Hospital will commit the following programs and resources to address cancer:

• Provide financial, educational, and emotional support resources and services through the collaborative Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Resource Center at Northwest Hospital.
• Continued partnership with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to provide services directly to members of the community.
• Provide support groups, fitness and dietary classes, and educational opportunities in partnership with Cancer Lifeline to optimize the quality of life for those with cancer, cancer survivors, families, and friends.
• Connect patients with cancer to palliative care and hospice resources when appropriate. Impact The anticipated impact of these actions will be to: ➢ Increase public awareness and adherence to cancer prevention and early detection recommendations. ➢ Improve early detection of cancer and decrease the number of those presenting with cancer. ➢ Increase availability of supportive resources for persons with cancer and their families. ➢ Decrease risk of mortality associated with late stage cancer detection. ➢ Reduce the economic impact of cancer to families. Collaboration To address cancer, Northwest Hospital plans to collaborate with:
• Cancer Lifeline
• Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
• UWMC Montlake
• Home based hospice and palliative care agencies that provide care in the North Seattle Community

Heart Disease Goal Reduce the impact of heart disease on members of the community through strategies focused on prevention and treatment. Strategies Northwest Hospital will continue to partner with the UW Division of Cardiology to expand general cardiology, structural heart, and electrophysiology services on the Northwest Hospital campus. Northwest Hospital will commit the following programs and resources to address heart disease:

• Management of overall heart health through primary care services.
• Focused and measured efforts to improve blood pressure within the population.
• Focused and measured efforts to improve diabetes management within the population.
• Host CPR training on the Northwest campus. Impact The anticipated impact of these actions will be to: ➢ Increase the identification and early treatment of heart disease. ➢ Increase public awareness of heart disease prevention. ➢ Decrease mortality and improve quality of life for those who are diagnosed with heart disease. Collaboration To address heart disease, Northwest Hospital plans to collaborate with:
• American Heart Association
• King County and Snohomish County medic systems

Evaluation of Impact

Northwest Hospital will monitor and evaluate the programs and activities outlined above. The hospital has a system that tracks the implementation of the strategies and documents the anticipated impact. The reporting process includes the collection and documentation of tracking measures, such as the number of people reached/served and collaborative efforts to address health needs. An evaluation of the impact of the hospital’s actions to address these significant health needs will be reported in the next scheduled Community Health Needs Assessment.