2026 CHNA Implementation Strategy

Healthcare Access PRIORITY AREA

2026–2028 Directional Target

Key Measure

Baseline / Current State

Data Source / Owner

Expand rural and community hospital participation, contingent on funding

COACHES hospitals reached

Baseline to be established or updated in FY2026

COACHES

Increase providers trained in pediatric readiness and emergency response

COACHES provider training

Baseline to be established or updated in FY2026

COACHES

Improve provider confidence, team communication, and pediatric readiness

COACHES training e‡ectiveness

Baseline to be established through pre/post evaluations

COACHES

Approximately 15,000 annual transports serving 2,000 children and parents

Maintain or increase transportation partnership / support for families with access barriers

Kid One / Community Benefit

Kid One Transport support

Existing support for organizations addressing health, access, and family support

Continue strategic suppor of organizations aligned with HNA priorities

Community Benefit / Finance

Partner organizations supported

Hundreds of students, interns, and allied health professionals trained annually

Continue training pipeline for pediatric and allied health workforce

Children’s / UAB / Education Partners

Workforce training

Hundreds of students, interns allied health professionals, child life specialists, social workers, and other trainees participate in Children’s training or exposure programs annually; additional FY2026 baseline to be established for newer partnerships

Maintain or expand pediatric training, student career exposure, simulation-based learning, and workforce pathway partnerships, with emphasis on underserved and underrepresented students

Children’s Education / Human Resources /

Pediatric workforce pipeline and career exposure

Child Life / Social Work / UAB / Community Partners

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