Community benefit & engagement
Through Community Benefit and Engagement, we demonstrate our commitment to our community and neighbors. This commitment includes partnerships, volunteerism, charitable contributions and health improvement initiatives. In 2023, we provided $397.4 million in community benefit through a variety of programs, partnerships and investments.
Every three years, our hospitals complete a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to identify community health needs and create a plan to address them. Our 2023-2025 Community Health Needs Assessment plan is focused on mental wellness, substance use, social determinants of health and health-related social needs, and access to culturally responsive care. Allina Health addresses these priorities through a range of strategies such as charitable contributions to local nonprofits, community health improvement programming, socially responsible investments, employee volunteerism, patient care innovations, community partnerships and policy advocacy.
Spotlight On: Community Health Improvement websites
At Allina Health, we're involved in improving the health of the communities we serve not only in medical settings, but wherever people live, learn and work.
Change to Chill
In 2023, over 138,000 users visited Change to Chill, a free online resource for teens to help them get perspective, achieve balance and stress less.
Hello4Health
With a goal of increasing social connectedness to facilitate greater social, emotional, and physical wellbeing, Hello4Health garnered over 16,000 visits.
Health Powered Kids
Schools and families flocked to Health Powered Kids in 2023, registering north of 152,000 visits to access fun, easy-to-remember content focused on helping kids eat better, stay active, and manage stress.
Community benefit & engagement stories
2023 community benefit financial summary
- Cost of providing charity care: $15.7M
- Cost in excess of Medicaid payments: $285.8M
- Medicaid surcharge: $28.5M
Subsidized health services: $21.4M
Community health improvement services: $9.1M
Health professions education: $26.3M
Research: $2.0M
Partnerships and other community benefit costs: $8.6M
- Cash and in-kind contributions: $5.1M
- Other community benefit cost: $3.5M