A Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is a comprehensive analysis of the health status, needs, and resources within a specific population. Required every three years under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Massachusetts Attorney General鈥檚 guidelines, the CHNA helps healthcare institutions and community partners identify the most pressing social, economic, and health issues in the community and develop targeted strategies to address the community's health needs.
For the first time in 2025, Mass General Brigham created a single unified CHNA report to reflect the collective work of two CHNA collaboratives, bringing together the voices of Boston neighborhoods and the North Suffolk communities of Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Under Mass General Brigham's leadership, three Boston hospitals鈥擬assachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital and Brigham and Women鈥檚 Faulkner Hospital鈥攃ollaborated to produce one comprehensive report for the region.
