The Hospital Council commissions reports to estimate the economic
impact of hospitals and hospital-related spending in the region.
These reports are critical to both our public and political
advocacy.
Prior reports are available by using the Search feature on this
website.
Hospitals in Santa Clara County are strong drivers in the local
economy, deliver high quality patient care, provide “safety net”
services to residents in need, improve community health outcomes
and serve as a vital element in the region’s emergency response
plans.
Hospitals and hospital-related spending, such as long-term care
facilities, generate $18.5 billion in spending annually, 91,936
jobs in the county and $10.7 billion in labor earnings. Hospitals
in Santa Clara County provide approximately $4 billion annually
in charity care, Medi-Cal shortfall and a wide range of other
community benefits.
This report, commissioned by the Hospital Council, estimates the
economic impact of hospital spending in the Central Valley
(Fresno, Kings, Madera, and Tulare counties). Financial
data used for this report was collected from the State of
California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
(OSHPD) fro the most recent year, 2014-2015.
Hospital and hospital-related spending in the Central Valley
generated $19.5 billion and 130,723 jobs.
This report, commissioned by the Hospital Council – Northern and
Central California, estimates the economic impact of hospital
spending in the Northern San Joaquin Valley (Alpine, Amador,
Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne
counties).
This report shows that hospitals and hospital-related spending in
the Northern San Joaquin Valley generate $6.52 billion in
spending annually and 40,928 jobs.
This report, commissioned by the Hospital Council of Northern and
Central California, estimates the economic impact of hospital
spending in the greater Sacramento area (Sacramento, Yolo,
Placer, El Dorado, Yuba, Nevada and Sutter counties). The total
economic impact on hospital spending in the greater Sacramento
area is $14.3 billion.
The Hospital Council of Northern and Central California is
pleased to provide the latest report of the 2015 Economic Impact
Analysis of Hospitals in Kern County. This report provides an
overview of the significant economic and fiscal impact made by
ten major hospitals on the region. Hospital spending totals $5.0
billion and supports 32,296 jobs.
The health care industry is a $28 billion economic engine that
drives San Francisco. It employs 121,000 people, more than any
other sector in the city. Nearly $5 billion will be spent to
build five new hospitals before the decade is out. The city’s
health sector serves as the epicenter of global innovation, with
more than 100 biotechnology companies, bringing the region’s
wizardry to bear on some of the most vexing medical problems
known to humanity.
