In 2012 and 2013, the state’s 207 hospitals averaged $870 million per year in total capital spending, according to the report. That spending created and supported nearly 15,000 jobs, $583 million in personal earnings and $78 million in state and local tax collections.
Additionally, the hospitals’ direct expenditures total approximately $14.1 billion annually. That spending creates and supports 294,548 jobs, nearly $12 billion per year in personal earnings and an estimated $1.6 billion in state and local tax collections. For more information, read the full report here.
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