Economic Contribution of Hospitals

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Chart 1.5: Total National Health Expenditures (NHE) as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product and Breakdown of Health Care Expenditures by Category, 2022 

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. Data downloaded August 2024.

Notes: Percentages may not come to 100% due to rounding.

 

Chart 5.2: Percent Change in Employment, Seasonally Adjusted: Hospitals vs. All Industries (Total Non-Farm), 2017-2023 

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Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data downloaded August 2024. https://www.bls.gov/ces/

Notes:

(1) This data does not include government-owned hospitals.

(2) Employment includes only full-time workers.

 

Chart 5.6: Impact of Community Hospitals on U.S. Jobs, 2022 

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Source: This analysis used 2022 data from the American Hospital Association Annual Survey and applied 2022 Lightcast multipliers (released in 2023) to calculate economic impact.

Notes:

(1) Due to rounding, the sum of the direct and ripple effects may not equal the total economic contribution.

(2) Direct Effect includes full-time and part-time hospital jobs.

(3) Community hospitals include all non-federal, short-term general and specialty hospitals whose facilities and services are available to the public.

 

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