Pennsylvania can’t have healthy, competitive communities without strong hospitals. Hospitals provide care and improve health, are economic anchors and job creators, and enable vibrant communities where people want to live and businesses can grow.
HAP’s analysis of fiscal year (FY) 2024 data reveals that Pennsylvania hospitals delivered a $10.8 billion total community benefit and—both directly and through the ripple effects of their economic activity—strengthened their communities and the commonwealth by:
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Hospitals offer around-the-clock, high-quality routine and emergency care to Pennsylvania’s residents, and improve the health of communities throughout the state. Hospitals and health systems continue their commitment to ensuring access to high-quality person-centered care for all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
During fiscal year 2024, Pennsylvania hospitals had:
During the past decade, the industry's economic activity has increased by 70 percent.
During fiscal year 2024, the hospital economic impact represents 19 percent of the commonwealth's gross domestic product.
During fiscal year 2024, Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems delivered nearly $10.8 billion in total community benefit:
Map source: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4). Counties by region. HAP’s analysis combined regions 8 and 9 as Southeast Region.
Includes Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Indiana, and Somerset counties
Total impact: $2.7 billionSalaries: $783.8 millionJobs: 10,166
Includes Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties
Total impact: $12.7 billionSalaries: $3.8 billionJobs: 53,481
Includes Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Tioga, and Union counties
Total impact: $5.5 billionSalaries: $1.5 billionJobs: 23,629
Includes Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming counties
Total impact: $5.6 billionSalaries: $1.6 billionJobs: 23,820
Includes Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, and Warren counties
Total impact: $5.1 billionSalaries: $1.5 billionJobs: 23,324
Includes Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York counties
Total impact: $18.9 billionSalaries: $5.6 billionJobs: 71,900
Includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties
Total impact: $52.2 billionSalaries: $17 billionJobs: 216,753
Includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties
Total impact: $24.6 billionSalaries: $6.0 billionJobs: 96,044
Note: HAP’s statewide impacts do not equal the sum of the regional economic impacts because, per U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) guidance, HAP calculated state and regional effects independently using BEA’s state and regional multipliers, respectively. HAP’s statewide analysis also includes system-level data that cannot be attributed to a single region.
1 HAP’s analysis of calendar year 2024 data from Pennsylvania Department of Health.2 HAP’s analysis of fiscal year 2024 data from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Hospital Cost Report Information System, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, and information reported directly from member hospitals and health systems.3 HAP’s analysis of fiscal year 2024 Schedule H data filed for non-profit hospital community benefits and fiscal year 2024 Medicare Cost Reports for for-profit hospital community benefits.
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