Lexington Medical Center Launches Community Health Needs Assessment

Lexington Medical Center, in collaboration with Alliance for a Healthier SC, are launching a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) this summer to learn how to best serve our community. This partnership includes the assistance of numerous community partner agencies such as non-profits, other health care organizations to aid in distributing the assessment. The results from the assessment will allow for the development of a plan to collectively address the needs of the community, both clinical and non-clinical.

A Community Health Needs Assessment is a systematic survey involving the community to identify and analyze community health needs. The results provide organizations with the community’s health priorities so they can plan and act upon unmet needs.

As a best practice, many health systems periodically conduct a CHNA to understand the critical needs of the communities served. “We are excited to see this collaboration to better understand the needs of the Midlands community,” said Monty Robertson, executive director, Alliance for a Healthier SC. “This partnership further enhances the long-term goal to align community health improvement efforts between local and state plans.”

“For more than 50 years, Lexington Medical Center has provided quality care to our friends, families and neighbors in the Midlands. We’re excited to partner with Alliance for a Healthier SC for the Community Health Needs Assessment, a valuable tool to help us identify and address the health needs in our communities,” said Tod Augsburger, president and CEO of Lexington Medical Center. “Working together, we can continue to find ways to meet the health care needs of Midlands residents and provide them with access to vital resources that will improve their overall health and well-being.”

It will take about 10 minutes to complete this survey and responses will remain anonymous.

Community focus groups will also be conducted throughout the Richland and Lexington counties.  Upon completion of the Community Health Needs Assessment and once results are compiled, a report will be made available. The community will be engaged in the development of strategies to address the identified health needs.

Contact Thomas Tafel at tetafel@lexhealth.org for any additional questions or to request a paper copy of the CHNA.