Healthier Tomorrows: Community Benefit
As defined by the IRS, Community Benefit includes programs or activities that improve access to healthcare services and community health, advance medical or health knowledge, or relieve or reduce government or community burden. These programs should be in response to a community-identified need with a particular focus on assisting the underserved. Community benefit includes charity care and the unreimbursed cost of health services for individuals with Medicaid, along with community health improvement programs, health professions education, and subsidized health services and research.
Community Benefit by the Numbers
In 2024, the most recent IRS reporting year, Valley Health’s community contribution was more than $218 million, which included $89.7 million in Community Benefit Programs.
- $61.2 MILLION The cost of care and treatment Valley Health assumes for those who are unable to pay
- $14.2 MILLION The cost of training healthcare professionals through Valley Health preceptorship programs
- $14.2 MILLION The cost for community health improvements, such as small business development and residential improvements, along with subsidized health services, and cash and in-kind donations to area nonprofit organizations
Click here to view the 2024 Valley Health Community Benefit Report.
Corporate Citizenship: Stewardship of Human and Natural Resources
At Valley Health we value the humanity and worth of each person who comes to us for care and treatment. Our policies and practices:
- Reinforce the value of inclusion
- Honor the diversity of our workforce and patients
- Prohibit discrimination
Valley Health continues to implement programs to be a good steward of our environment:
- Energy Management Program
- Sustainable Landscaping & Construction
- Recycling Programs
- Use of Solar Energy