Population Health

Across Pennsylvania, hospitals and health systems are working to improve the health of their patients, their employees, and the communities they serve.

Addressing Population Health Issues

HAP has created a dashboard and maps as resources to help hospitals and their community partners to better understand the health needs and challenges across Pennsylvania. The metrics included on this dashboard include screening, prevention, chronic, and acute conditions that influence a person’s health and shape the health of our communities.

Many of these resources can be found through the population health dashboard on this page, and more tools are in the works. The detailed county mapping by prevalence shows the challenges on a local level.

HAP Contacts

For more information, contact Robert Shipp III, PhD, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, vice president, workforce & clinical affairs. Media inquiries should be directed to Kim Yakowski, manager, media relations.

HAP News

November 21, 2025

Rural Maternity Care at Risk

Since 2020, having a baby in rural America has become more and more challenging as hospitals close, access to services declines, and travel time to service providers increases, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform.

November 20, 2025

Celebrating the ‘Power of Rural’ in Pennsylvania

On National Rural Health Day, we recognize rural hospitals for the ways they are transforming care to meet patients’ needs and their outstanding commitment to their communities.

November 19, 2025

Hospitals Face Array of Financial Challenges

U.S. hospitals continued to see rising expenses and patient volumes during September, and the gap between the facilities in the strongest financial position and others on the brink continued to grow.

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