MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER
1. Community Benefit Plan
Click on the button below to download the community benefit plan.
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:
https://www.memorialcare.org/about-us/community-benefit
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 input was obtained from interviews with key stakeholders from community agencies and organizations that include those representing medically underserved, low-income, and/or minority populations. The community agencies and organizations included 211 Orange County, Access California Services, Illumination Foundation, South County Outreach, Age Well Senior Services, The Lighthouse Group, Family Assistance Ministries, Jamboree Housing Corporation, Camino Health Clinic, Friendship Shelter, Inc., Shanti Orange County, Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance, Casa Youth Center, Families, Forward, Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, Meals on Wheels Orange County, Orange County Rescue Mission, Alzheimer's Orange County, Norooz Mental Health Clinic, Laguna Woods Village Social Services, NAMI Orange County, Community Action Partnership of OC, CalOptima, Tustin Unified School District, Council of Aging Southern California, South County Outreach, Orange County Health Care Agency, Saddleback College, Thrive Together OC, and Radiant Health Centers. The vulnerable populations represented by these groups included those exposed to medical or financial risk by virtue of being uninsured, underinsured, or eligible for Medi-Cal, Medicare, racial and ethnic groups experiencing poor health outcomes, the unhoused, people identifying as LGBTQ, people with disabilities, individuals with limited English proficiency, people experiencing food insecurity, service area communities with inadequate access to clean air and safe drinking water, with an environmental California Healthy Places Index score of 45.6%.
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:
The CHNA is made available to the public by posting on the hospital website. Public comment is encouraged. Additionally, a paper copy of the report is available upon request.
The web address where the CHNA is publicly accessible:
3. Community Benefit Expenses
| Vulnerable Population | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Charity Care | $ 2,188,040 |
| Medi-Cal | $ 14,958,600 |
| Other Means-Tested Government (Indigent Care) | $ 0 |
| Sum Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs | $ 17,146,640 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Improvement | $ 984,703 | $ 0 | $ 984,703 |
| Community Benefit Operations | $ 0 | $ 82,462 | $ 82,462 |
| Health Professions Education | $ 0 | $ 6,897,803 | $ 6,897,803 |
| Subsidized Health Services | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Research | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Cash and In-kind Contributions for Community Benefits | $ 115,198 | $ 0 | $ 115,198 |
| Other Community Benefits | $ 0 | $ 11,949 | $ 11,949 |
| Total Other Benefits | $ 1,099,901 | $ 6,992,214 | $ 8,092,115 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefits* | $ 18,246,541 | $ 6,992,214 | $ 25,238,755 |
| Medicare | $ 16,933,460 | $ 16,933,460 | |
| Total Community Benefits with Medicare | $ 35,180,001 | $ 6,992,214 | $ 42,172,215 |
*Aggregate from tables above.
Other relevant information to the hospital's community benefit plan not otherwise captured: