Community Benefit

MemorialCare Grant Program

MemorialCare provides financial support to local nonprofit public health and human service organizations that serve vulnerable communities in our service areas. These projects align with our Community Benefit priorities based on the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Our grant application process is now open. Please access the grant application document and instructions for each hospital campus below. If you have questions about the grant application, please view our Grant Program Tutorial videos below.

Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant from Orange Coast Medical Center. Please read and follow the application instructions carefully.

Please email your completed application and project/program budget to Beth Hambelton at bhambelton@memorialcare.org by close of business Friday, August 12, 2022 (late entries will not be considered for funding). Thank you.

Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant from Saddleback Medical Center. Please read and follow the application instructions carefully.

Please email your completed application and project/program budget to Melissa Biel at melissabiel@bielconsulting.com by close of business Friday, August 12, 2022 (late entries will not be considered for funding). Thank you.

Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant from Long Beach Medical Center. Please read and follow the application instructions carefully.

Please email your completed application and project/program budget to Melissa Biel at melissabiel@bielconsulting.com by close of business Friday, August 12, 2022 (late entries will not be considered for funding). If you would like a Spanish version of the grant application, please contact Melissa Biel at melissabiel@bielconsulting.com. Thank you.

Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant from Miller Children's & Women's. Please read and follow the application instructions carefully.

Please email your completed application and project/program budget to Melissa Biel at melissabiel@bielconsulting.com by close of business Friday, August 12, 2022 (late entries will not be considered for funding). Thank you.

Grant Program Tutorials

MemorialCare Orange Coast and Saddleback Medical Centers have made Grant Program Tutorials for those interested in applying for the grant funding process. Please view the videos for each hospital below.

Orange Coast Medical Center Tutorial

Saddleback Medical Center Tutorial

Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Tutorial

Annual Report and Plan for Community Benefit FY21

Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy

We welcome feedback on any of MemorialCare's Community Health Needs Assessments and Implementation Strategies. Please send your feedback to communitybenefit@memorialcare.org.

Each MemorialCare Medical Center conducted a community health needs assessment (CHNA) in FY22. This CHNA meets the California state law and the federal requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010. The CHNA incorporates secondary data from existing sources such CA data sources, cancer registry, benchmark comparison data that measure community data findings with Healthy People 2030 objectives, and the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), and primary data collection from community members and identified key informants who represent the medically underserved, low-income, minority populations, and populations with chronic disease. Through an examination and review of these data, health needs were identified. The health needs were prioritized through a structured process using defined criteria. This Implementation Strategy addresses the health needs identified through the CHNA.

Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Implementation Strategy FY2023-FY2025

Each MemorialCare Medical Center conducted a community health needs assessment (CHNA) in FY19. This CHNA meets the California state law and the federal requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010. The CHNA incorporates secondary data from existing sources such CA data sources, cancer registry, benchmark comparison data that measure community data findings with Healthy People 2020 objectives, and the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), and primary data collection from community members and identified key informants who represent the medically underserved, low-income, minority populations, and populations with chronic disease. Through an examination and review of these data, health needs were identified. The health needs were prioritized through a structured process using defined criteria. This Implementation Strategy addresses the health needs identified through the CHNA.

CHNA Implementation Strategy FY19

Each MemorialCare Medical Center conducted a community health needs assessment (CHNA) in FY16. This CHNA meets the California state law and the federal requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010. The CHNA incorporates secondary data from existing sources such as the 2010 Census, cancer registry and the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), and primary data collection from community members and identified key informants who represent the medically underserved, low-income, minority populations, and populations with chronic disease. Through an examination and review of these data, health needs were identified. The health needs were prioritized through a structured process using defined criteria. This Implementation Strategy addresses the health needs identified through the CHNA.

CHNA Implementation Strategy FY16

Each MemorialCare Medical Center conducted a community health needs assessment (CHNA) in FY13. This CHNA meets the California state law and the federal requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010. The CHNA incorporates secondary data from existing sources such as the 2010 Census, cancer registry and the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), and primary data collection from community members and identified key informants who represent the medically underserved, low-income, minority populations, and populations with chronic disease. Through an examination and review of these data, health needs were identified. The health needs were prioritized through a structured process using defined criteria. This Implementation Strategy addresses the health needs identified through the CHNA.