Thank you to all who participated in the 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment Survey
Economic development, particularly for rural communities, relies on quality of life attributes such as health care, which can include access not only to hospitals, but also physician offices, pharmacies, ambulatory care, dental care, nursing care, and wellness and fitness centers. These establishments can contribute directly to the local economy through employment and income from items such as retail sales and tax revenue, but a sustainable health care system has many other indirect economic benefits, including attracting and maintaining other business and industry growth, and keeping retirees in the local area.
The Norton County Hospital, like all hospitals urban and rural alike, strives to meet the needs of its patients in the local communities, despite numerous challenges. A regular Community Health Needs Assessment helps hospitals understand the gaps in patients' needs locally; these are needs that hospitals and other health entities can work together to collectively make better.
Federal legislation requires all 501(c)(3) hospitals to conduct a periodic community health care needs assessment, as well as devise an implementation strategy to address high priority community health-related needs. The process is community-driven, with input from health care providers, and helps the community identify, brainstorm and solve problems related to local health care.
2023 Norton County Health Needs Assessment
Community Health Needs Assessment 2024-2026 Implementation Plan
2021 Norton County Health Needs Assessment
Community Health Needs Assessment 2022-2024 Implementation Plan
2018 Norton County health needs assessment
Community Health Needs Assessment 2018-2020 Implementation Plan
2015 Norton County health needs assessment
Community Health Needs Assessment 2015-2017 Implementation Plan