Economic Contribution of Hospitals
In fiscal year 2017, Pennsylvania hospitals contributed $128.9 billion to the economy and supported more than 650,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Oregon hospitals provided a record $2.19 billion in community benefit activities in 2016, according to a report released this week.
America’s hospitals supported 16.5 million jobs and almost $3 trillion in economic activity in 2016, according to the AHA’s latest annual report on hospitals as economic drivers in their communities.
In 2016, America’s hospitals treated 143 million people in their emergency departments, provided 605 million outpatient visits, performed over 27 million surgeries and delivered nearly 4 million babies. Every year, hospitals provide vital health care services like these to hundreds of millions of…
Source: AHA analysis using BEA RIMS-II (2007/2016) multipliers for hospitals NAICS Code 62000, released March 2018, applied to Health Forum, 2016 AHA Survey of Hospitals data.
Source: AHA analysis using BEA RIMS-II (2007/2016) multipliers for hospitals NAICS Code 62000, released March 2018, applied to Health Forum, 2016 AHA Survey of Hospitals data.
U.S. States greatly benefit from hospital job creation and spending on goods and services. In 25 U.S. states, 10% or more of the labor force is impacted by hospital employment. A "ripple effect" from hospital spending collectively contributes $3 trillion dollars to the national economy.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.12% in May to a seasonally adjusted 5,167,400 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Georgia hospitals contributed more than $49 billion to the state’s economy in 2016, providing more than 366,000 direct and indirect jobs, according to a recent report by the Georgia Hospital Association.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.16% in April to a seasonally adjusted 5,159,800 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.