Hospitals as community hubs: Integrating community benefit spending, community health needs assessment, and community health improvement (Sara Rosenbaum, Brookings)

Much public focus is being given to a broader role for hospitals in improving the health of their communities. This focus parallels a growing interest in addressing the social determinants of health as well as health care policy reforms designed to increase the efficiency and quality of care while improving health outcomes.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/03/09-hospitals-as-community-hubs-rosenbaum