Clarion Hospital generates $52M in economic benefit

From staff reports

Clarion Hospital contributed $52,258,098 to the region’s economy and supported 369 local jobs during the 2020 fiscal year, according to a new report released by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).

Statewide, Pennsylvania hospitals fueled $155 billion in economic activity, about 20% of the commonwealth’s total gross domestic product, according to a news release from Butler Health System, which includes Clarion Hospital.

The hospital community also supported more than 615,000 jobs, one in nine statewide, and generated more than $38 billion in wages, salaries, and benefits, the release said.

In addition, the state’s hospitals attracted research money to Pennsylvania, played a role in training future healers, and provided charity and unreimbursed care to communities.

“The overall benefit of BHS approaches half a billion dollars every year. You can see what a major economic driver Clarion Hospital is for our community,” said Ken DeFurio, BHS President & CEO. “When people in the community support Clarion Hospital and BHS, they support the livelihoods of family, friends, and neighbors, and the economic health of our entire region.”

HAP’s report also highlighted the financial strain hospitals are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and called for additional investments and public policy measures to ensure hospitals can continue to provide the highest level of care and serve as economic engines for the state and their communities.

See the full report — including a searchable data visualization, research brief, and region-specific data — at www.haponline.org.

From staff reports

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