Transforming Pediatric Health Through Community Impact
BCH Community Impact was created to harness, amplify, and grow health equity focused efforts that will have a tranformational impact on childhood community health equity in the Bay Area. We remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing strategies that directly address the health needs prioritized by our community. We recognize structural racism as a fundamental driver of health disparities and have adopted an integrated framework to address its impact. Social determinants of health—including housing, food security, transportation, and income/employment—are now consolidated under the broader priority of "economic security" to more effectively target systemic barriers to health equity. This approach underscores our commitment to addressing root causes of inequities and fostering sustainable, long-term improvements in community health.
By the Numbers
Everyday we are fuled by our shared mission of Caring, Healing, Teaching, and Discovering touplift the health and wellness of children.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland’s methodology for determining the economic value of the benefitto the community incorporates reporting requirements for the IRS and the California Hospital Association’scommunity benefit valuation standards. The community benefit valuation is the total net cost of charitycare, undercompensated government-sponsored medical care, professional education, and subsidizedcommunity programs, services, and research above and beyond reimbursement, philanthropic support,grants, and supplemental funding.
Inclusive Access to Care
BCH will be a world-class leader in providing universally accessible, outstanding healthcare that is culturally, linguistically, and neurodevelopmentally responsive, equitable and free from bias. We will foster a positive, inclusive environment by operating within a framework that actively dismantles structural, institutional, interpersonal, and intrapersonal policies and practices that lead to injustices in healthcare.
Access to care defined broadly, emphasizing trust and feeling welcomed and valued
Accountability through Data Systems
Didactic and experiential training in DEI/AR Principles for leaders and staff to hardwire
Ensure Equity in Workforce Advancement
Centering Patient and Family Voices
Empowering Communities
Adolescent Young Adult Support
BCH will be the most trusted partner for health among adolescents and young adults with improvement of a mental or medical health outcome within five years. Providing an array of cross-continuum services and meeting AYA where they are (schools, community, and social media). Complementing health services with strategic community partnerships and thinking about workforce development and pipeline into UCSF.
Comprehensive, Cross-Continuum Lifespan Care
Meeting AYA Where They Are
Community Partnerships
Workforce Development
Reports
- Community Benefits and Community Health Needs Assessment
- BCH Oakland Community Benefit Report
- BCH Oakland Community Health Needs Assessment
- UCSF Health Community Health Needs Assessment
- BCH Oakland Implementation Plan
- UCSF Health Implementation Plan
- Anchor Institution Mission