Middlesex Health conducts a community health needs assessment (CHNA) every three years in order to provide a comprehensive overview of the health and well-being of the community we serve. While the Internal Revenue Code 501(r), as set forth by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, requires not-for-profit hospitals to perform a CHNA every three taxable years, the intent for our CHNA is to provide a systematic, data-driven approach that serves as a useful tool for prioritizing health and well-being needs not only for Middlesex Health but for our community partners.

This report includes primary and secondary quantitative data sources of key health and well-being indicators, benchmarked against the state of Connecticut whenever possible. Primary data were collected and analyzed through the DataHaven 2024 Community Wellbeing Survey and the DataHaven 2024 Community-Based Assets and Needs Survey. Secondary data were collected from a variety of publicly available sources and the Connecticut Hospital Association ChimeData study.

In this community health needs assessment (CHNA), “Middlesex Health Service Area” includes the 15 towns in Middlesex County (Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook) and the four towns on the periphery of Middlesex County (Colchester, Lyme, Marlborough, Old Lyme) for the visualizations for the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, DataHaven Community-Based Assets and Needs Survey and the Connecticut Hospital Association ChimeData study.