VALLEY CHILDREN’S 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.valleychildrens.org/services/guilds-center-for-community-health/our-commitment
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:
Focus groups, listening sessions, interviews and surveys 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 California State University Fresno, CalViva Health, Cradle to Career Fresno County, Cradle to Career Stanislaus County, Cultiva La Salud, Exceptional Parents Unlimited, First 5 Fresno County, Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health, Fresno County Department of Public Health, Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries, Fresno Metro Ministry, Kings View Behavioral Health Clinic, United Healthcare Centers, Mission at Kern County, Kern County Department of Public Health, County of Kern, First 5 Kern County, Valley Children's Eagle Oaks Specialty Care Center, Kern County Foundation, Bakersfield American Indian Health Project, Friends of Mercy Foundation, National Healthcare and Housing Advisors, Community Action Partnership of Kern, Valley Children's San Dimas and Stockdale Pediatrics, California Farmworker Foundation, Community Action Partnership of Kern, Memorial Hospital, Open Door Network, Kern County Department of Human Services, Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield, Kern County Network for Children, Livingston Community Health, United Way of Merced County, Valley Children's Olivewood Pediatrics, Lifeline CDC, Merced County Human Services Agency, ACE Overcomers, Central California Alliance for Health, Castle Family Health Centers, Merced County Department of Public Health, First 5 Merced County, Merced County Food Bank, Community Initiatives for Collective Impact, Merced City School District, Merced County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Central Valley Opportunity Center, and Health Plan of San Joaquin. 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 scores ranging from 0% in Kern County to 12.5% in Madera County 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.
The web address where the CHNA is publicly accessible:
http://www.valleychildrens.org/services/guilds-center-for-community-health/our-commitment
3. Community Benefit Expenses
| Vulnerable Population | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Charity Care | $ 1,541,865 |
| Medi-Cal | $ 46,589,307 |
| Other Means-Tested Government (Indigent Care) | $ 292,554 |
| Sum Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs | $ 48,423,726 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Improvement | $ 2,314,355 | $ 0 | $ 2,314,355 |
| Community Benefit Operations | $ 0 | $ 534,476 | $ 534,476 |
| Health Professions Education | $ 0 | $ 18,278,377 | $ 18,278,377 |
| Subsidized Health Services | $ 2,137,795 | $ 0 | $ 2,137,795 |
| Research | $ 1,494,790 | $ 0 | $ 1,494,790 |
| Cash and In-kind Contributions for Community Benefits | $ 2,684,023 | $ 0 | $ 2,684,023 |
| Other Community Benefits | $ 0 | $ 17,910 | $ 17,910 |
| Total Other Benefits | $ 8,630,963 | $ 18,830,763 | $ 27,461,726 |
| Vulnerable Population | Broader Community | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefits* | $ 57,054,689 | $ 18,830,763 | $ 75,885,452 |
| Medicare | $ 47,802 | $ 47,802 | |
| Total Community Benefits with Medicare | $ 57,102,491 | $ 18,830,763 | $ 75,933,254 |
*Aggregate from tables above.
Other relevant information to the hospital's community benefit plan not otherwise captured: