About

Punxsutawney Area Hospital is a 49 bed, not-for-profit, health care facility founded in 1888.  The organization has undertaken a community health needs assessment as required by the recent passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which requires tax exempt hospitals to conduct needs assessments and development community benefit plans every three years.  The needs assessment is a primary tool used by the hospital to determine its community benefit plan which outlines how the hospital will give back to the community...