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Health Equity in Action 

Cover image for Penn State Health’s 2025 Community Benefit Report. At the top is the Penn State Health logo. The main photo shows a smiling teenage boy on the left and the Nittany Lion mascot on the right. Both hold drumsticks and have stability exercise balls in front of them. Below the photo, the title reads: “2025 Community Benefit Report.” Subtext: “Health equity in action. Focusing on mental health, health equity, wellness, and disease prevention.” On the right side, a QR code appears with the text: “Want to read this digitally? Click or scan.”

 

Penn State Health’s commitment to improving community health continues to grow stronger each year. Explore our innovative efforts to improve mental health, health equity, and wellness and disease prevention in the 2025 Community Benefit Report, “Health Equity in Action.”

View the full 2025 Community Benefit Report

Penn State Health Fiscal Year 2024 Total Community Benefit

Penn State Health provided $205.8 million in Total Community Benefit in fiscal year 2024 – a 21% increase over the previous year. This includes financial assistance and uncompensated hospital care for Medicaid patients, health professions education, community health initiatives and subsidized health services.

In fiscal year 2023, Penn State Health provided $165,936,729 in Total Community Benefit. This includes $6.8 million for Community Health, $62.2 million for health professions education, $1.1 million for subsidized health services, $23.7 million for financial assistance and $72.2 million for Medicaid. In fiscal year 2022, Penn State Health’s Total Community Benefit was $156,730,522.

Penn State Health Fiscal Year 2025 Community Benefit Inventory For Social Accountability (CBISA) Totals

Our community health programs reached 1.3 million people in fiscal year 2025 – surpassing last year’s record by 30%. Penn State Health’s Community Benefit Inventory For Social Accountability (CBISA) Totals also achieved several other notable milestones.

In fiscal year 2025, Penn State Health’s Community Benefit Inventory For Social Accountability (CBISA) totals included 1,299,026 community members served, 174,656 employee hours, $11.4 million in dollar value and 43,720 volunteer hours.

Building Healthier Communities

Get a snapshot of what we’re doing to improve mental health, promote health equity and support wellness and disease prevention in the communities we serve.

A beacon of hope and healing

Doctors, nurses and staff from Penn State Health volunteer their time at Beacon Clinic in Harrisburg – helping make it “A beacon of hope and healing."

Turning corner stores into health hubs

Penn State Health and The Food Trust are bringing free health checks and food education to local convenience stores. Learn how we’re “Turning corner stores into health hubs.”

A community health nurse at Penn State Health smiles at a man as she checks his blood pressure. She is wearing a T-shirt and has a stethoscope around her neck. He is wearing a shirt with a leaf print on it.

On the front lines of care

Penn State Health is “On the front lines of care” – equipping law enforcement with tools to compassionately support people living with mental illness.

Walk this way

Penn State Health’s Walk With a Doc and StoryWalk programs make it fun and easy to “Walk this way” toward better health.

Two men wearing Walk With a Doc T-shirts smile as they walk at City Park in Reading. Behind them, three other people walk along a path.
Walk With a Doc program
A boy holds a baby up in front of a sign. On their right is a three-year-old girl wearing a dress. They are on a nature trail.
StoryWalk program

A fresh start: Veggie Rx

The Veggie Rx program offers “A fresh start” with nutrition education and produce vouchers.

A woman holds a head of broccoli while looking at other vegetables at a farmer’s market. She is wearing glasses and a sweater.