BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
1. Community Benefit Plan
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The documents are being made available as provided by the facility, in accordance with Health and safety Code 127350 and California Code of Regulations Section 95102. If there are any issues with accessibility, please notify us directly at communitybenefit@hcai.ca.gov
Download2. Community Health Needs Assessment
The web address where the Community Benefit Plan is published on the hospital's website:
The year the hospital last conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA):
2025
What community groups attended or engaged with the most recent CHNA process? Identify the vulnerable populations represented by these:
Community Groups that Attended or Engaged in the CHNA: California Farmworker Foundation Community Action Partnership of Kern First 5 Kern Kern County Department of Human Services Kern County Department of Public Health Kern County Foundation Kern County Network for Children Jim Burke Ford Education Foundation Mission at Kern County National Healthcare and Housing Advisors Open Door Network Vulnerable Populations Represented by These Groups: The unhoused People with disabilities Individuals with limited English proficiency
Does the Hospital make the CHNA report widely available to the public?
Yes
How the hospital made the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) available to the public:
In addition to the community groups that engaged in the CHNA, the hospital made the CHNA available to its Community Benefit Committee and shared the CHNA with all community non-profit organizations that considered applying or did apply for a Community Health Improvement Grant. CHNA significant needs are integral to these restricted contributions for services that address the health and well-being of vulnerable and underserved populations.
The web address where the CHNA is publicly accessible:
3. Community Benefit Expenses
| Vulnerable Population | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Charity Care | $ 5,506,499 |
| Medi-Cal | $ 32,627,306 |
| Other Means-Tested Government (Indigent Care) | $ 0 |
| Sum Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs | $ 38,133,805 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Improvement | $ 937,966 | $ 0 | $ 937,966 |
| Community Benefit Operations | $ 445,887 | $ 61,893 | $ 507,780 |
| Health Professions Education | $ 0 | $ 3,983,176 | $ 3,983,176 |
| Subsidized Health Services | $ 2,958 | $ 0 | $ 2,958 |
| Research | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Cash and In-kind Contributions for Community Benefits | $ 1,591,712 | $ 6,413 | $ 1,598,125 |
| Other Community Benefits | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Total Other Benefits | $ 2,978,523 | $ 4,051,482 | $ 7,030,005 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefits* | $ 41,112,328 | $ 4,051,482 | $ 45,163,810 |
| Medicare | $ 31,791,114 | $ 31,791,114 | |
| Total Community Benefits with Medicare | $ 72,903,442 | $ 4,051,482 | $ 76,954,924 |
*Aggregate from tables above.
Other relevant information to the hospital's community benefit plan not otherwise captured:
The hospital’s community benefit report and plan describes: the hospital and the community served, the most recent community health needs assessment and the significant needs identified, programs and activities both delivered and planned, and the economic value of community benefit. The report and plan section includes who participated in the plan, criteria and core community health strategies, and strategies and programs by health need including goals and collaborators. The report and plan also describes the hospital’s Community Health Improvement Grant program awards, which are restricted financial contributions to non-profit organizations working to improve health status and quality of life issues identified in the needs assessment. Additional program highlights on selected activities are included, that describe the significant needs addressed, populations served, activities and impacts. The report also presents other community health improvement and community building programs, including those that may be outside the community benefit definition.