PIH HEALTH WHITTIER 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:
http://www.pihhealth.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:
Interviews were conducted with community stakeholders who represent medically underserved, low-income, and/or minority populations to obtain input on health needs, barriers to care, and resources available to address identified significant health needs. The community agencies and organizations included Rio Hondo College, Whittier College, Interfaith Food Center, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Whittier Police Department, Helpline Youth Counseling, Inc., Hispanic Outreach Taskforce, Heart of Compassion, YMCA of Greater Whittier, L.A. CADA, East Whittier City School District, Los Nietos School District, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Boys & Girls Club of Whittier and Pico Rivera, VCC: The Gary Center, and SPIRITT Family Services. 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 and/or Medicare, racial and ethnic groups experiencing poor health outcomes, the unhoused, individuals identifying as LGBTQ, people with disabilities, people with limited English proficiency, individuals and families experiencing food insecurity, and service area communities with a California Healthy Places Index score of 25.4% for clean environment.
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. A paper copy of the report is available upon request. Additionally, the 2025 CHNA was shared with PIH Health's Community Benefit Oversight Committee, comprised of community partners, legislative representatives, and community-at-large representatives, as well as Los Angeles Department of Public Health staff. Assessment findings were also distributed to key stakeholders via email with emphasis on supporting program planning and fund-development endeavors, sharing organizations the expense of duplicative data collection efforts. Assessment findings are also shared on an on-going basis via presentations at community events and community collaborative meetings, through social media channels, and via PIH Health's e-newsletter and mailed magazine.
The web address where the CHNA is publicly accessible:
3. Community Benefit Expenses
| Vulnerable Population | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Charity Care | $ 2,946,300 |
| Medi-Cal | $ 51,240,429 |
| Other Means-Tested Government (Indigent Care) | $ 1,576,879 |
| Sum Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs | $ 55,763,608 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Improvement | $ 4,205,036 | $ 133 | $ 4,205,169 |
| Community Benefit Operations | $ 106,353 | $ 231,065 | $ 337,418 |
| Health Professions Education | $ 0 | $ 4,838,654 | $ 4,838,654 |
| Subsidized Health Services | $ 5,286,118 | $ 128,089 | $ 5,414,207 |
| Research | $ 618,835 | $ 88,694 | $ 707,529 |
| Cash and In-kind Contributions for Community Benefits | $ 238,081 | $ 58,269 | $ 296,350 |
| Other Community Benefits | $ 0 | $ 584,757 | $ 584,757 |
| Total Other Benefits | $ 10,454,423 | $ 5,929,661 | $ 16,384,084 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefits* | $ 66,218,031 | $ 5,929,661 | $ 72,147,692 |
| Medicare | $ 1,846,062 | $ 1,846,062 | |
| Total Community Benefits with Medicare | $ 68,064,093 | $ 5,929,661 | $ 73,993,754 |
*Aggregate from tables above.
Other relevant information to the hospital's community benefit plan not otherwise captured:
The 2026-2028 Implementation Strategy is posted here: https://www.pihhealth.org/about-us/community-benefit/