The Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio (HCNO) is a member-driven regional hospital association that represents and advocates on behalf of its member hospitals and health systems. HCNO also provides collaborative opportunities for its members and community partners to improve the health and well-being of Northwest Ohio’s residents.
Community services and regional programs provided by HCNO include:
- Northwest Ohio Disaster Preparedness, which coordinates the Northwest Ohio Healthcare Emergency Management Coalition.
- Northwest Ohio Pathways HUB, which coordinates the regional care coordination system and trains community health workers. The Northwest Ohio Pathways HUB’s Keystone Fund helps clients with housing-related expenses.
- Northwest Ohio Regional Trauma Registry, which furnishes clinical outcome and demographic data to the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s trauma database.
- Community Health Assessments, which are planned and conducted throughout Ohio, Michigan and Oregon.
- Planning and Evaluation Services, which performs community health improvement planning, data evaluation services, project management, coalition development, and facilitation of meetings and trainings.