In 2012, Carroll County Memorial Hospital identified unmet community health needs by conducting a community health needs assessment in collaboration with the Carroll County Health Department. The hospital also analyzed needs assessments and data about the market, demographics, socio-economic factors and health service utilization, and participated in community coalitions, commissions, committees, boards, partnerships, advisory groups and panels.  

Carroll County Memorial Hospital has invited representatives of these groups to review its community benefit plan and provide recommendations for the hospital's community benefit focus. The hospital's activities focus on positively impacting the health of our community with a continuum of care that is tailored to meet the unique needs of women, children, seniors, and racial, and ethnic minorities.

Unmet community health needs have been identified in the following areas: 

• Access to Wellness Programs
• Smoking Cessation
• Weight Loss
• Prevention of Heart Disease, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF),Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)
• Treatment of Heart Disease, CHF,COPD, and NIDDM
• Cancer Screenings and Support
• Mental Health Services
• Outpatient Surgical Services
• Coordinated Obstetrics Care
• Ability to pay for health services
• Continuing Education

Prioritization based on number/percent of individuals affected, causality, existing services, and the Mission and Vision of Carroll County Memorial Hospital.  In addition, there are three overarching themes that should be addressed in each priority area: lack of access, health inequalities, and unhealthy behaviors."

View Carroll County Memorial Hospital's Community Health Needs Assessment Priorities and Implementation Strategy.pdf