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Community Benefits

Central Maine Healthcare (CMHC), through its three hospitals, Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, contributes to our communities throughout the region by analyzing the particular needs of those we serve and developing and delivering programs to meet those needs.

Central Maine Community Benefits

As a non-profit healthcare system, all three hospitals are required to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) with community members within the service area. From there, a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is developed to address the top health priorities that came from the needs assessment. Below, you can find the links for the CHIPs developed for all three Central Maine Healthcare hospitals for the:

       Central Maine Medical Center’s Community Health Implementation Plans

Community Benefit Report: Each year, a Community Benefit Report is written to detail the accomplishments on all three hospital plans from the previous fiscal year (July 1 – June 30). This report also includes any community benefit activities throughout the hospitals that aren’t listed on the plans. Below you can read the Central Maine Healthcare Community Benefit Report from the previous three years.

Central Maine Healthcare Corporation FY 24 Community Benefit Report
Central Maine Healthcare Corporation FY 23 Community Benefit Report

About Maine’s Shared Community Health Needs Assessment (ME Shared CHNA): Every three years, a community health needs assessment must be completed. Maine’s Shared Community Health Needs Assessment is a collaborative effort between the Maine Centers for Disease and Control, Central Maine Healthcare, MaineHealth, MaineGeneral Health and Northern Light Health. In 2023, the Maine Community Action Partnership joined the collaborative. This process satisfies the IRS requirement for all non-profit (tax-exempt) hospitals to conduct needs assessments. The statewide collaboration helps to avoid duplication of efforts, and there is a far greater reach through all 16 counties.

The vision of the Maine Shared CHNA helps to turn data into action so that Maine will become the healthiest state in the United States. This unique public-private partnership is intended to assess the health needs of all who call Maine home. For more information on the MSCHNA: 
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/phdata/MaineCHNA/
Androscoggin County CHNA 2025-2028
Cumberland County CHNA 2025-2028
Oxford County CHNA 2025-2028
Androscoggin County CHNA 2022-2025      
Cumberland County CHNA 2022-2025   
Oxford County CHNA 2022-2025

Statewide and County Data Profiles-Maine Shared CHNA: Each cycle as the CHNA closes, resulting Data Profiles are created. These reports outline the reported data collection, and the top health priorities that come forward in each county following focus groups, county-wide forums, and a state-wide community survey.

All 16 Counties has a resulting Data Profile. These reports are available to the public, and can be viewed, downloaded, and printed on the Maine Shared CHNA website. Visit www.mainechna.org to view the reports.

The Maine Shared CHNA website also contains:

For information on community resources for CMMC, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, please visit Community Engagement — Healthy Androscoggin