At Good Samaritan Medical Center, we reach beyond hospital walls, into the surrounding greater Brockton communities, to address the most prevalent health- and wellness-related needs of our community members.
Guided by a data-driven analysis of community needs, the Good Samaritan Medical Center Community Health Program aims to help those most vulnerable to make life-changing improvements in health and address social and economic factors that impact overall well-being.
Along with improving the status of our community, our mission is to also provide access to comprehensive, high quality, compassionate and efficient health care services in the community setting. The Good Samaritan Medical Center Community Health Program accomplishes this by:
- Assessing the unmet health needs of our community
- Participating on local action committees
- Funding community-based health care initiatives
- Encouraging the community to engage in healthy lifestyles, be active participants in their health care
- Educating themselves of the risks associated with unhealthy behaviors and poor lifestyle choices
In addition, Good Samaritan Medical Center aims to provide culturally-sensitive, linguistically-appropriate, accessible health care services to address the cultural needs of the communities we serve.
Our Community Benefits Mission Statement
Good Samaritan Medical Center is committed to collaborating with community partners to improve the health status of community
residents. We accomplish this by:
- Addressing root causes of health disparities
- Educating community members on prevention and self care, particularly for chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, substance use disorder
- Addressing social determinants of health
Community Benefits Statement of Purpose
Good Samaritan Medical Center, in compliance with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Guidelines, is committed to our community and government; as such, we put forth our community benefits purpose as described below.
Our community benefits purpose is to:
- Improve the overall health status of people in our community
- Provide accessible, high quality care and services to all those in our community, regardless of their ability to play
- Collaborate with staff, providers and community representatives to deliver meaningful programs that address statewide health priorities and local health issues
- Identify and prioritize unmet needs and select those that can most effectively be addressed with available resources
- Contribute to the well-being of our community through outreach efforts including, but not limited to, reducing barriers to accessing health care, preventive health education, screening, wellness programs and community-building
- Regularly evaluate our community benefits program
Disclaimer
Please review the most recent Good Samaritan Medical Center Community Benefits Plan prior to filling out this funding request form. We will only consider funding requests that respond to an identified priority, within the plan, and addresses one or more of the shortshort-terms under that specific priority for which funding is being sought. Submission of a funding request form does not constitute guaranteed funding. All funding requests will be evaluated and funding determination will be provided to those that submit a completed application.
If funding is awarded the following conditions will apply:
- Funding is limited and final awards are subject to available funds allocated to a specific priority and are awarded at the discretion of Good Samaritan Medical Center.
- Note that at any point, at whichever level, funding may be withheld should organizational conditions warrant such action; Good Samaritan Medical Center will, at its earliest convenience, communicate such action to awardees should such action be required.
- Good Samaritan Medical Center reserves the right to amend funding request terms or to make additions hereto.
- Good Samaritan Medical Center reserves the right to partially fund, or deny funding for any request that it determines does not sufficiently benefit the community or does not align with the our internal strategic priorities.
- Good Samaritan Medical Center reserves the right to request detailed information regarding program development or implementation and may request regular meetings with awardees to provide feedback and/or technical assistance, should funding be awarded.
- If awarded, Good Samaritan Medical Center requires that a detailed report at predetermined time periods during the life of the program or at the end of the program be provided.
Instructions
Offer a detailed response to each question that applies to the program for which funding is being sought. Leave blank or write N/A in response to any questions that do not apply. The completed request form should not be longer that five (5) pages in its entirety. If you have any questions regarding how to respond to a specific question or require further assistance, please email [email protected] or call 508-427-3038.