SUTTER LAKESIDE 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 Sutter Lakeside 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): Lake County Economic Development Corporation (Low-income); Lake County Behavioral Health Services (Medically underserved); Lake County Health Services (Low-income, medically underserved, minorities); Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians (Medically underserved, minority); Supported Living Services, People Services Inc. (Medically underserved, minority); Latinos United (Minority); Robertson Rancheria (Minority) Focus Groups (populations served/represented in parentheses): Hospice Services of Lake County & Lake Palliative Care (Low-income, medically underserved); Mother-Wise (Low-income, medically underserved); Rural Communities Housing Development Corporation (Low-income, medically underserved); Easterseals Northern California (Low-income, medically underserved); Lake County Behavioral Health Services (Low-income, medically underserved); Adventist Health (Low-income, medically underserved); Sutter Lakeside Hospital (Low-income, medically underserved); Lake County Tribal Health Consortium (Low-income, medically underserved); Redwood Community Services the Harbor (Minority); Latinos United (Minority); Lake County Children's Council (Low-income); Lake County Community Senior Center (Low-income, medically underserved); Hinth' El Wellness Council (Minority); Latinos United (Minority)
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 | $ 1,812,091 |
| Medi-Cal | $ 7,824,505 |
| Other Means-Tested Government (Indigent Care) | $ 0 |
| Sum Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs | $ 9,636,596 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Improvement | $ 72,237 | $ 0 | $ 72,237 |
| Community Benefit Operations | $ 9,648 | $ 3,216 | $ 12,864 |
| Health Professions Education | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Subsidized Health Services | $ 12,175 | $ 14,425,080 | $ 14,437,255 |
| Research | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Cash and In-kind Contributions for Community Benefits | $ 205,008 | $ 30,000 | $ 235,008 |
| Other Community Benefits | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Total Other Benefits | $ 299,068 | $ 14,458,296 | $ 14,757,364 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefits* | $ 9,935,664 | $ 14,458,296 | $ 24,393,960 |
| Medicare | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
| Total Community Benefits with Medicare | $ 9,935,664 | $ 14,458,296 | $ 24,393,960 |
*Aggregate from tables above.
Other relevant information to the hospital's community benefit plan not otherwise captured:
n/a