The North Puget Sound (NPS) 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), is now available on the Providence website for Providence Medical Center Everett report or on the Swedish website for Swedish Edmonds report.
A Community Health Needs assessment is required every three years for hospital organizations with a charitable designation. These assessments identify significant health needs and challenges facing patients and communities in our Snohomish County service area.
This was our first joint CHNA as Providence Swedish North Puget Sound, (Providence Regional Medical Center Everett and Swedish Edmonds) with a shared service area of Snohomish County.
Data was gathered over several months and included input from communities served through a community survey, key informant interviews and focus groups. The most significant needs identified included homelessness and housing stability; behavioral health challenges and access (mental health and substance use/misuse); racism and discrimination; economic security; access to childcare and preschools; and access to health care services.
Through a multi-step process with a community advisory group, the NPS executive leadership team selected the final priorities that Providence Swedish North Puget Sound will address in this cycle; behavioral health, including substance use and access to health care services. Each need area will integrate health equity measures that recognize racism and discrimination as underlying drivers of need.
On behalf of our team, much gratitude for our community members and caregivers who contributed to this process and for their dedication to the health and well-being in our communities.
