Iowa hospitals generate more than 132,000 jobs that add nearly $7.1 billion to the state's economy, according to a new report from the Iowa Hospital Association. Iowa hospitals directly employ 74,691 people and create another 57,586 jobs outside the hospital sector, the study found. As an income source, hospitals provide $4.8 billion in salaries and benefits and generate another $2.3 billion through other jobs that depend on hospitals. “In Iowa cities and counties, hospitals are uniformly among the largest employers,” said IHA President and CEO Kirk Norris. “Those jobs bring income to Main Street businesses and support local government services and infrastructure through taxes.” For more on the report, visit www.ihaonline.org.

Related News Articles

Headline
Hospitals provide over $110 billion a year in community benefits, almost nine times the value of their federal tax exemption, according to an AHA advertorial…
Headline
The health care field added 358,000 jobs in June, increasing 2.3% to a seasonally adjusted 15.6 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported …
Headline
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.17% in December to a seasonally adjusted 5,297,100 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.…
Headline
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.19% in November to a seasonally adjusted 5,283,200 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported …
Headline
U.S. spending on health care grew 4.6% in 2018, slower than the 5.4% overall growth in the economy but up from 4.2% in 2017, largely due to reinstatement of…
Headline
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.04% in October to a seasonally adjusted 5,270,600 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's…