NOVATO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
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.sutterhealth.org/about-us/community-benefit/community-health-needs-assessment
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:
The following community groups participated in Novato Community Hospital's CHNA (please refer to the Community Benefit Plan PDF for a complete list of community groups engaged in the 2025 CHNA and the populations represented by these groups): Key Informant Interviews (populations served in parentheses): Marin County Community Development Sustainability Team (Marin County); CRT Leads: North Marin Community Service, West Marin Community Service, Canal Alliance (Low-income population); Asian American Alliance (Asian American community); Marin Aging and Disability Institute, Marin Community Foundation, County Public Health Department (Marin County, older adults, and individuals with disabilities); Marin County Office of Education (Students); Marin Aging and Disability Institute (Older adults and individuals with disabilities); County of Marin Department of Health and Human Services (Marin County); Marin Health, Novato Community Hospital, Kaiser Permanente (Marin County Social Workers); Aging Action Initiative (Older adults); Marin Health and Human Services (Marin County). Focus Groups (populations served/represented in parentheses): Canal Alliance and Solidaridad Guatemalteca (Spanish-speaking community); Organized with support from Jane Spahr (LGBTQ+ community); Marin County Cooperation Team (Black/African American community).
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 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) report was made widely available on Sutter Health's website (https://www.sutterhealth.org/about-us/community-benefit/community-health-needs-assessment) and by making a paper copy of the CHNA report available for public inspection upon request and without charge at the hospital facility.
The web address where the CHNA is publicly accessible:
https://www.sutterhealth.org/about-us/community-benefit/community-health-needs-assessment
3. Community Benefit Expenses
| Vulnerable Population | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Charity Care | $ 848,854 |
| Medi-Cal | $ 9,862,053 |
| Other Means-Tested Government (Indigent Care) | $ 0 |
| Sum Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs | $ 10,710,907 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Improvement | $ 38,091 | $ 0 | $ 38,091 |
| Community Benefit Operations | $ 8,929 | $ 2,976 | $ 11,905 |
| Health Professions Education | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Subsidized Health Services | $ 0 | $ 71,312 | $ 71,312 |
| Research | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Cash and In-kind Contributions for Community Benefits | $ 100,000 | $ 0 | $ 100,000 |
| Other Community Benefits | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Total Other Benefits | $ 147,020 | $ 74,288 | $ 221,308 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefits* | $ 10,857,927 | $ 74,288 | $ 10,932,215 |
| Medicare | $ 22,560,575 | $ 22,560,575 | |
| Total Community Benefits with Medicare | $ 33,418,502 | $ 74,288 | $ 33,492,790 |
*Aggregate from tables above.
Other relevant information to the hospital's community benefit plan not otherwise captured:
n/a