2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (Sandstone-Chna)
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2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT Essentia Health-Sandstone Overview LEAD PARTIES ON THE ASSESSMENT Essentia Health-Sandstone Tanya Christopherson, 109 Court Avenue South Clinical Dietitian and Sandstone, MN 55072 Nutrition Services Director Essentia Health-Sandstone is part of Essentia Jean Rodvold, Community Health Intervention Health, a nonprofit, integrated health system Specialist East Region caring for patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Idaho. Headquartered in TABLE OF CONTENTS Duluth, Minn., Essentia Health combines the Overview ............................................................ 1 strengths and talents of 14,000 employees, who serve our patients and communities through Essentia Health: Here With You ......................... 2 the mission of being called to make a healthy Caring for our Community ................................. 3 difference in people’s lives. Progress to Date on 2013 Community Health Essentia Health-Sandstone is a 25-bed critical Needs Assessment ............................................. 3 access hospital that was established in 1956 in 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment ..... 5 Sandstone, Minnesota. It has an adjacent skilled Objectives .......................................................... 5 nursing facility and ambulance service. Description of Community Served by Essentia Essentia Health-Sandstone offers emergency Health-Sandstone .............................................. 5 care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is a Process Overview ............................................... 8 certified Level 4 trauma center and an Acute Stroke Ready hospital. An Urgent Care Assessment Process ......................................... 10 department also serves the community. Phase 1: Assessment ........................................ 10 The hospital is collaborating with community Key Findings ..................................................... 10 partners on a new medical campus that will Community Input ............................................. 11 include the hospital, a Gateway Clinic, Thrifty White Pharmacy and a senior care facility. Limitations ....................................................... 12 Essentia Health is partnering with the North Pine Area Hospital District, a governing body, to Phase 2: Prioritization ...................................... 12 assure and guide the procurement and quality Phase 3: Design of Strategy and Implementation of healthcare services for central Pine County, Plan .................................................................. 13 which includes 13 townships and six cities. Conclusion ....................................................... 13 Appendix .......................................................... 14 APPENDIX A: Community Health Status Indicators ......................................................... 15 APPENDIX B: Community Input Participants ... 18 1 Essentia Health: Here With You At Essentia, our mission and values guide us every day. Together, we deliver on our promise to be here with our patients and members of our communities from the beginning to the end of life, both in our facilities and where they live, work and play. Mission We are called to make a healthy difference in people's lives. Vision Essentia Health will be a national leader in providing high quality, cost effective, integrated health care services. Values • Quality • Hospitality • Respect • Justice • Stewardship • Teamwork Belief Statements • Our highest priority is the people we serve. • We believe that the highest quality health care requires a regard for both the soul and science of healing and a focus on continuous improvement. • We believe in the synergy of sponsorship among faith-based and secular organizations. • We believe in the value of integrated health care services. • We believe in having a meaningful presence in the communities we serve. 2 Caring for our Community Our commitment to community health and wellness goes well beyond the work of the Community Health Needs Assessment. Through donations of funds, along with employees’ time and talents, Essentia Health invests in a variety of programs and outreach efforts. Across the organization, we support community coalitions, housing, food shelves, mental health, congregational outreach, community infrastructure, public health, education, safety and other nonprofit organizations. These investments are designed to promote better health, help lessen inequities in our communities, improve access to health care and strengthen relationships with those we serve. Progress to Date on 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment Obesity, physical inactivity and poor nutrition as risk factors for chronic Priority Area diseases such as Type 2 diabetes. Adults, ages 18 and older, who are currently prediabetic or possess risk factors Target Population for developing Type 2 diabetes Reduce body weight and increase physical activity in program participants, Goal thereby reducing their risk for Type 2 diabetes. Accomplishments to Date: • Increased capacity to provide the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) by training two additional lifestyle coaches, for a total of three. • Continue work to coordinate and promote NDPP courses as able. • Collaborating with other organizations that provide evidence-based programs, such as NDPP, to delay or reduce the onset of Type 2 diabetes in the community. Additional Achievements: Immunizations Essentia Health-Sandstone conducted multiple public influenza vaccine clinics. These flu clinics were open to the public, increasing both access to care and access to immunizations for community members. Preventative Care The hospital has held diabetic nutrition education programs within the community to increase awareness of Type 2 diabetes and the role nutrition, weight management and physical activity play in the prevention of the disease. The hospital has also conducted community education events on nutrition, healthy eating, heart health and colon health. The colon health presentation has also included the display of Essentia Health’s inflatable colon to further educate the public. The hospital presented educational opportunities to the community on bike safety and also held a bike helmet giveaway. Not only does this education prevent injuries while biking, but also promotes overall 3 community health by promoting physical activity. Water safety events with lifejacket giveaways continued to educate and prevent water injuries as well as promote physical activity. Secondary Prevention/Screening Numerous health fairs have been conducted in which a body composition analyzer has allowed community members to be educated on weight status indicators and desirable ranges for better health. The hospital conducts both community blood pressure and blood sugar checks on a monthly basis, not only providing greater access to health care, but the necessary screening to test for chronic conditions and diseases. Additionally, one car seat safety clinic was also held in the community. Community Health Promotion Each year, Essentia Health-Sandstone participates in a women’s and a men’s health event and diabetes expo. The hospital is committed to improving community health by organizing backpack donations so local schools can them to give students who may need food on weekends. Starting April 2016, Essentia Health-Sandstone began collaborating with the University of Minnesota Extension to start “Cooking Matters for Families” classes in Pine County designed to teach families how to cook healthy. The hospital provides informational brochures on tobacco use and cessation as well as reduction of excessive/binge drinking at the hospital and at any health fair or event they are presenting at. The hospital also provided community education to the students of East Central School as a participant in a mock car crash, which simulated a drunk-driving accident. 4 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment Objectives Essentia Health is called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. To fulfill that mission, we seek opportunities to both enhance the care we provide and improve the health of our communities. In conducting the Community Health Needs Assessment, Essentia Health has collaborated with community partners to embrace these guiding principles: • Seek to create and sustain a united approach to improving health and wellness in our community and surrounding area; • Seek collaboration towards solutions with multiple stakeholders (e.g. schools, work sites, medical centers, public health) to improve engagement and commitment focused on improving community health; and • Seek to prioritize evidence-based efforts around the greatest community good that can be achieved through our available resources. The goals of the 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment were to: 1. Assess the health needs, disparities, assets and forces of change in Essentia Health-Sandstone’s service area. 2. Prioritize health needs based on community input and feedback. 3. Design an implementation strategy to reflect the optimal usage of resources in our community. 4. Engage our community partners and stakeholders in all aspects of the Community Health Needs Assessment process. Description of Community Served by Essentia Health-Sandstone Essentia Health-Sandstone serves central Pine County, which includes the cities of Askov (55704), Finlayson (55735), Hinckley (55037), and Sandstone (55072). These four ZIP codes represent the hospital’s primary service area. The area also has a casino, a federal