Every 3 years, Geisinger conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for the communities each of our hospitals serves. We work with local partners — health departments, schools, faith communities, social-service agencies, businesses and the people who live there — to gather data, listen to neighbors and identify the health needs that matter most.

The CHNA isn’t paperwork. It’s the public commitment that shapes how we invest in community programs, how we partner with local organizations and how we measure progress — including being honest about where we still have work to do.

Each CHNA produces an implementation strategy (also called a Community Health Improvement Plan) that lays out what we’ll do, with whom and by when, for the next 3 years.

Our current CHNA cycle covers 2024 – 2026, with a Community Health Improvement Plan running through 2026. The next CHNA is being conducted throughout 2026 and will cover 2027 – 2029.

What our neighbors told us — and what we’re doing about it

Our 2024 – 2026 CHNA gathered input across the central, northeast and north-central Pennsylvania communities we serve. We can’t fix everything alone, but we’ve committed to leading or partnering on the priorities our neighbors told us matter most.

Priorities of this cycle:

• Mental health and addiction recovery
• Food and nutrition insecurity
• Maternal and child health
• Chronic disease (heart, diabetes, cancer)
• Access to care, including transportation and cost barriers

Each priority has an assigned Geisinger team, named community partners, measurable goals and public progress reporting. Read the full assessments and Implementation Strategies for each hospital service area below.