Community Health Benefits
Providing Equitable Care Throughout Our Community
A deeply held core value is BIDMC's commitment to providing the highest quality, equitable care to all in our community.
Our Commitment To Equitable Health Care
Leading this effort is BIDMC's Community Benefits Committee and senior administrative and clinical leadership, but it is not their responsibility alone. The success of our community benefits efforts to improve the health status of underserved communities lies in the integration of this value and dedication into the very fabric of the medical center's culture, policies, procedures and programs. This orientation is reflected in how we provide care at the medical center and in affiliated practices in urban neighborhoods and rural areas.
Providing direction for our collective commitment and effort are the Community Benefits Guiding Principles adopted by a broad-based constituency of the Board, senior leadership and staff.
- Guiding Principles
- Community Health Centers
- Creating Healthier Communities
- Caring for a Diverse Community at BIDMC
- Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) - 2019
- Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) - 2016
- Community Health Implementation Strategy - FY2020-2022
- Community Health Implementation Strategy - FY2017-2019
- Community Benefits 2021 Attorney General Report
- Community Benefits 2020 Attorney General Report
- Community Benefits 2019 Attorney General Report
- Community Benefits 2018 Attorney General Report
- Community Benefits 2017 Attorney General Report
- Community Connections Annual Report - 2018
- Community Connections Annual Report - 2016
BIDMC is committed to improving the health and well-being of residents throughout its Community Benefits service area. Through its Community Benefits Department, BIDMC works in collaboration with the area's key community health stakeholders and residents to address the needs and priorities identified by this assessment.
The 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and the Community Health Implementation Strategy were the culmination of nearly a year of work, involving thousands of community residents, service providers, community advocates, Commonwealth and local public officials, and staff throughout BIDMC, its affiliates and its community partners. BIDMC is proud to be a founding member and active participant in the Boston CHNA-CHIP Collaborative and also participated in the North Suffolk Integrated Community Health Needs Assessment. The CHNA and Implementation Strategy represent BIDMC's commitment to better understand and address the health-related needs of those living in its Community Benefits service area.
The CHNA and corresponding Implementation Strategy ensure that BIDMC's Community Benefits program is carefully aligned with and responsive to the needs of those throughout its Community Benefits service area, particularly the communities and population segments most at-risk. BIDMC's Community Health Implementation Strategy's four priorities include Social Determinants of Health, Chronic/Complex Conditions and Risk Factors, Mental Health and Substance Use, and Access to Care.
Contact Us
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center welcomes any comments individuals may have on our most recently conducted CHNA and our implementation strategy. Please submit your comments by email to Robert Torres or send to Robert Torres, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215.