The following What Counts Q&A Library and Community Benefit Categories and Definitions, and Is It Community Benefit? are resources that can help you determine whether to report a program or activity as community benefit. If you still have questions:
Below you will find a listing of topics. Use the plus sign buttons to expand the listings and view questions and answers by topic area.
I. Financial Assistance
II. Government-Sponsored Means Tested Health Care
III. Community Benefit Services
A. Community Health Improvement Services
- Addressing Hospital Industry Hazards and Injuries
- Advanced Directives
- Community Awareness/Education
- Community Health Resource Center
- Competition to Increase Awareness of Mental Illness
- Forensic Processes
- Health Fairs/Screenings
- Hospital Website Provides Public Health Information
- Inpatient Tobacco Cessation Consultation
- Is it Marketing?
- Lactation Services
- Media Outreach Programs
- Patient Surgical Education Classes
- Program T-shirts and Accessories
- Regarding Give-Aways
- Support Groups
- Accreditation and Licensure
- Applying for Guardianship
- Baby Supplies for New Mothers
- Bereavement Support Remembrance Services
- Building a Sports Complex
- Cancer Registries
- Car Seat Safety Program
- Catholic Mass Open to Community
- Charity Tracker
- Connecting Patients to Community Resources (e.g. Health Leads)
- Drug Donation Program
- Enrollment Assistance
- Genetic Counseling
- Interpreter (oral)/Translation (written) Services
- Lifeline Services
- Nurse Navigators
- PACE Housing
- Pastoral Care Programs
- Paying Expenses on Behalf of Individuals
- Paying for Care in Outside Facility
- Paying for Low-Income Patient Burial Costs
- Providing Access to Post-Acute Care for Homeless and Uninsured
- Residential Facilities for Patients and Families
- Screening and Post Discharge/Care Management Services for Hospital’s Low-Income Patients
- Support Group
- Transportation
- Transporting Breast Milk
- Advocacy on Behalf of Special Needs Children
- Community Benefit or Community Building Activity
- Community-wide Quality Improvement/Care Coordination Efforts
- Economic Stability Grants
- Educating Hospitals About Successful Environmental Practices
- Food Pantry
- Food Policy/Leadership Councils
- Human Trafficking Education and Response
- Physician Recruitment
- Providing Place for Exercise/Play
- Purchasing and Supplier Diversity
- Sustainable Farming
- Tree Planting
B. Health Professional Education
- Allied Health Professions
- Can we always report the cost of health professional education?
- Clinical Pastoral Education
- Cost of Time Spent by Instructors
- Grand Rounds
- Housing Costs
- Interns (Non-Physician)
- Libraries
- Long-Term Care Administrator Internships
- Nursing Schools
- Physician Education/CME programs
- Physician Residents/Student Time
- Physician Time in Health Profession Education
- Scholarships
- Student Supervision
- Time Working with Health Professions Students
- Training Trauma Nurses
- Tuition Assistance
C. Subsidized Health Services
- Emergency Services
- Facility-Based Clinics
- Ground Ambulance Service
- Home Care
- Hospice
- Hospital Departments
- Hospital Losing Money
- Mammograms
- Medical Practices
- Morgue Services
- Organ Harvesting
- PACE
- Palliative Care
- Paying Physicians to be On-Call
- Paying Physicians to Serve Low Income/Uninsured
- Services for Veterans
- Specialty Hospital Services
- Telehealth Services
- Telemonitoring
- What Qualifies as a Subsidized Service?
D. Research
E. Cash Donations and In-Kind Contributions
- After Prom Donations
- Ambulance Service
- Attending Meetings
- Blood Drives
- Breast Milk Bank
- Cash Contribution Outside Community
- Community Benefit or Community Building Donations
- Contribution for Fireworks Display
- Contribution for School Movement Program
- Contributions to Statewide Nonprofit Insurance Organization
- Donated Equipment/Supplies — Locally & Globally
- Donated Food
- Donated Hospital Services — Lab, Radiology, Pharmacy
- Donated Space
- Donation to Endowment Fund for School for the Deaf
- Donations on Behalf of Employees
- Donations to Employees
- Electronic Health Records
- Employee and Physician Time
- Employee Paid Volunteer Hours
- Employee Participation in Professional Organizations
- Employee Time and Fund-Raising Costs
- Foreign Poverty Tours/Medical Missions
- Free Telemedicine Services to Community Hospitals
- Fundraising and Sponsorship Events
- Funds and Services Donated by One Organization to Another
- Funds Raised by Hospital Auxiliary Groups
- Grants
- Hospital Volunteers' Time
- Medical Respite Program
- Parking
- PILOTS/SILOTS
- Restricted Donation Letters
- Scholarships for Health Professions Education
- Scholarships for Pediatric Cancer Survivors
- School and Team Sports
- Voter Registration Education
F. Community Building Activities
- Advocacy
- Chamber of Commerce
- Child Day Care
- Coronavirus Planning and Preparations
- Disaster Preparedness
- Ebola Planning and Preparations
- Exploring Health Careers
- Green Purchasing
- Hiring and Training Handicapped Workers
- Income Tax Assistance Program
- Literacy Program
- Recruiting for Clinical Laboratory Personnel
- Socially Responsible Investing
- Solar Farms
- Workforce Development — Shadowing
G. Community Benefit Operations
Other Questions
Please Take Note: The information provided does not constitute legal or tax advice. The material is provided for informational/educational purposes only. Please consult with counsel regarding your organization's particular circumstances.