It’s a community thing…

Nearly a decade ago, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula created the Community Benefit Program. We wanted to make sure we were doing our part to keep our community healthy.

In 2004, we kept that commitment by providing nearly $83 million and almost 21,000 volunteer hours to help the community. Here’s how we did it:

We improved access to healthcare.
Some $79,713,805 was dedicated to people in need, people who might not otherwise be able to afford healthcare. This money also includes the unreimbursed cost of caring for those covered by government insurance programs such as Medi-Cal and Medicare.

We built healthy communities.
We earmarked $1,507,969 for determining the community’s health needs and addressing the health goals identified by groups such as Tellus/ Díganos.

We made health education and wellness priorities.
We devoted $1,210,714 to educating people about how their lifestyle choices affect their health. We focused on self-care, early detection, and disease management. And we made sure our healthcare professionals were receiving the latest education.

We took special care with those who have special needs.
We invested $466,834 in those at risk because of age, involvement in a violent relationship, chemical dependence, mental illness, HIV, or socioeconomics.

If you would like a copy of our complete community benefit report, please write to us at: Administration, P.O. Box HH, Monterey, CA 93942, or call 625-4528.

THE DOLLARS AT WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY 

Tracking and reporting community benefit activities to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) is a requirement of the state legislature (SB 697).