Hospitals Broaden Community-Benefit Work

Dignity Health, which owns St. Francis Memorial, is one of a number of hospitals and health systems across the country targeting funds to address societal ills such as poverty, violence, hunger, poor nutrition and lack of housing. While not-for-profit hospitals have always been expected to offer programs that improve health or increase healthcare access, that work has traditionally focused on training new doctors, conducting research and providing charity care for the poor and uninsured. Critics, joined by some health system leaders, argue that hospitals can and should do more to address broader health issues in their communities.

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