2025 Children's of Alabmama Community Health Needs Assessment

Across all respondents, 73% indicated they serve children. Almost 25% serve each age group, and 21% serve all age groups. See Figure 1.

360, 21%

453, 26%

447, 26%

464, 27%

Under 5 6 to 12 13 to 18 All Ages

Figure 1. Ages of Children Served

Additionally, 366 respondents, 45.9%, indicated they were parents or guardians of children 18 or under, compared to 50.6% who are not parents or guardians. Parental status was not provided for 28 respondents.

Responses are also analyzed by geography.

County location was determined for 769 responses, representing 58 of Alabama’s 67 counties. The largest number of responses, 350 (45.5%) were collected in Jefferson County. The second highest is Shelby County with 59 responses, equivalent to 7.7%. No responses were collected from Choctaw, Clay, Conecuh, Dale, Dallas, Lowndes, Monroe, Randolph, or Wilcox Counties. The number and percentage of responses collected from each county and from 99 cities are provided in Appendices B and C. Children’s primary service is defined as the geography where 70% of discharges originate, extending from Huntsville to Dothan. This is due to the specialty and subspecialty services provided at Children’s, which are limited in other areas of Alabama. It also coincides with the population centers of Alabama. The rest of Alabama counties comprise the secondary service area for Children’s.

Figure 2. Children’s of Alabama Service Area

Children’s of Alabama, 2025 CHNA

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