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Clark County Nevada, Community Health Needs Assessment, 2019

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The purpose of this Clark County Nevada community health needs assessment (CHNA) is to identify and prioritize significant health needs of the community served by Dignity Health – St. Rose Dominican Hospitals. This CHNA report was adopted by the Dignity Health – St. Rose Dominican community board in May 2019. This report is widely available to the public on the organization’s web site, and a paper copy is available for inspection upon request at The Dignity Health – St. Rose Dominican Community Health Center. Written comments on this report can be submitted to Dignity Health – St. Rose Dominican, Community Health, 2651 Paseo Verde Pkwy, Ste 180, Henderson, NV 89074 or by email to holly.lyman@dignityhealth.org.
 
This CHNA report meets requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that not-for-profit hospitals conduct a community health needs assessment at least every three years.The priorities identified in this report help to guide the hospitals’ community health improvement programs and community benefit activities, as well as its collaborative efforts with other organizations that share a mission to improve health.  A list of prioritized needs includes:
  • Access to care (health insurance coverage, service navigation, linguistic and cultural sensitivity)
  • Motor vehicle and pedestrian safety (distracted driving, impaired driving, bicyclist and pedestrian safety)
  • Violence prevention (gun violence, child abuse, domestic violence, suicide)
  • Substance use (alcohol use, maternal substance use, opioid overdoses)
  • Mental health (lack of providers, stigma)
Author:
Southern Nevada Health District
Resource Date:
July 19, 2019
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Resource Address:
Southern Nevada Health District
280 South Decatur Blvd
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
St. Rose Dominican, Community Health,
2651 Paseo Verde Pkwy, Ste 180,
Henderson, NV 89074