Taylorville Memorial Hospital is gearing up for the next iteration of its Community Health Needs Assessment.  The assessment will formally be carried out next spring, with the results released immediately after.  However, the process begins long before then, with efforts to collect feedback from patients and other key organizations and stakeholders.  Aaron Puchbauer, TMH’s new president and CEO, says the provider hopes to compare goals and outcomes between the next assessment and the previous one from two years ago. 

There are also opportunities for community members to provide input ahead of the next report. 

Puchbauer sees correlations between the results from the previous assessment and a recent four-star rating TMH received from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 

In the meantime, Taylorville Memorial Hospital has set aside this week as Healthcare Week.  As part of it, they look to recognize their many healthcare workers and behind-the-scenes staff involved in the provider’s day-to-day operations. 

More information on Memorial Health is available at memorial.health.

Aaron Puchbauer appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.