Cascade Medical | 2020 Report to Our Community

CascadeMedical.org 9 12% 27% Washington state Chelan County Dryden Leavenworth/Plain Peshastin 20% 25% 64% 18% 22% 12% 37% Poverty Working poor Source: United for ALICE, 2018 our community Total population for our district 9,151 40 + 60+ W 40% Percentage increase in the 65+ population from 2010 to 2019 By 2024, nearly one third of our hospital district residents are expected to be age 65 or older. Seniors tend to access health care more often, and they’ll need services and support to live healthy lives at home. Source: Nielsen Claritas, ZIP codes 98826, 98847, 98821 and 98815 (8.2% only) 1 in 3 What do these challenges have to do with health care? They all significantly affect one’s ability to make healthy choices and to access medical care. Our ability as a community to ensure that people’s basic needs are being met will also impact our resiliency against chronic diseases. As CEO Diane Blake discusses on Page 2, these community needs will guide our vision going forward. She outlines plans we will explore over the next few years. By 2022, about a third of residents in Peshastin and Dryden will speak a language other than English at home. We endeavor to provide a welcoming, bilingual experience. Childcare providers between Leavenworth and Dryden have the capacity to serve just 10% of the children under 5 who live here. This impacts the local economy, as well as workforce recruitment. 10% Percentage of households living in poverty or part of the working poor