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Community Benefits & Health Needs

Advancing community health — together

Our Commitment to a Healthier Community

At New England Baptist Hospital, we’re committed to improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve. Through our Community Benefits work, we partner with residents and local organizations to address the health needs and priorities identified through the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA).

New England Baptist Hospital’s Community Benefits Service Area includes:

  • Brookline
  • Chestnut Hill
  • Dedham
  • Mission Hill
  • Roxbury

Guided by the Community Benefits Advisory Committee (CBAC), New England Baptist Hospital focuses on addressing the most pressing health needs in our communities. Learn more about our Community Health Needs Assessment and the actions planned to improve community health over the next three years.

Our Community Benefits Guiding Principles

New England Baptist Hospital's Community Benefits efforts are guided by the following principles, which shape how we collaborate, invest resources, and measure impact across our programs and partnerships:

  • Accountability: Hold each other to efficient, effective and accurate processes to achieve our system, department and communities' collective goals.
  • Community Engagement: Collaborate meaningfully, intentionally and respectfully with our community partners, and support processes initiated, driven and led by the community, especially with populations experiencing the greatest inequities.
  • Equity: Apply an equity lens to achieve fair and just treatment so that all communities and people can achieve their full health and overall potential.
  • Impact: Employ evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies that align with system and community priorities to drive measurable change in health outcomes.

Attorney General Community Benefits Reports

To learn more about how New England Baptist Hospital supports community health initiatives, review our annual Community Benefits Reports submitted to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office:

Contact Us

New England Baptist Hospital is an active partner in the communities we serve.

For questions on our community benefits programs or community relations activities, please email Christine Dwyer, Director of Community & Government Affairs.

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BILH Community Connections Newsletter

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