RADY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO
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.rchsd.org/health-safety/community-impact-reports/
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 focus groups, surveys, and 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 Imperial County Public Health Department, First 5 Riverside County, Institute for Behavioral Health, Centene and Health Net, Comprehensive Autism Center and Early Explorers, Riverside University Health System Behavioral Health, Leaps and Bounds Pediatric Therapy, Riverside County Department of Public Health, Imperial County Department of Social Services, Victor Community Support Services, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, JIREH Providers, The San Diego LGBT Community Center, Family Health Centers of San Diego, San Ysidro Health Center, San Diego Youth Services, PATH San Diego, National School District, San Diegans for Healthcare Coverage, California State University, San Marcos Basic Needs Department, Fallbrook Union High School District, Global Communities' Healthy Start San Diego Birth Workers Initiative, Imperial Beach Clinic, Interfaith Community Services, Jackie Robinson YMCA, Juvenile Court, Kitchens for Good, MAAC, North County LGBTQ Resource Center, San Diego PACE Vista, TrueCare, Rural Health Discharge Program, San Diego American Indian Health Center, Alcohol & Drug Service Provider Association, YMCA of San Diego County, San Diego Hunger Coalition, La Maestra Community Health Centers, North County Lifeline, San Diego Human Trafficking Health Sub-Committee, San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition, San Diego Public Health Services, Alliance for Regional Solutions, PsychArmor, San Diego Youth Services, YMCA Child Resource Center . 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, and California Childrens' Services programs, 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 25% (Imperial County), 23.2% (Riverside County), and 33.9% (San Diego County).
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:
https://www.rchsd.org/health-safety/community-impact-reports/
3. Community Benefit Expenses
| Vulnerable Population | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Charity Care | $ 5,811,357 |
| Medi-Cal | $ 134,266,393 |
| Other Means-Tested Government (Indigent Care) | $ 352,886 |
| Sum Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs | $ 140,430,636 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Improvement | $ 27,798,401 | $ 0 | $ 27,798,401 |
| Community Benefit Operations | $ 0 | $ 308,227 | $ 308,227 |
| Health Professions Education | $ 0 | $ 36,387,076 | $ 36,387,076 |
| Subsidized Health Services | $ 26,916,309 | $ 0 | $ 26,916,309 |
| Research | $ 0 | $ 5,147,569 | $ 5,147,569 |
| Cash and In-kind Contributions for Community Benefits | $ 2,450,792 | $ 0 | $ 2,450,792 |
| Other Community Benefits | $ 194,798 | $ 116,779 | $ 311,577 |
| Total Other Benefits | $ 57,360,300 | $ 41,959,651 | $ 99,319,951 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefits* | $ 197,790,936 | $ 41,959,651 | $ 239,750,587 |
| Medicare | $ 1,092,685 | $ 1,092,685 | |
| Total Community Benefits with Medicare | $ 198,883,621 | $ 41,959,651 | $ 240,843,272 |
*Aggregate from tables above.
Other relevant information to the hospital's community benefit plan not otherwise captured: