Economic Impact of Florida’s Hospitals
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In 2011, Florida’s hospitals generated 927,763 full- and part-time jobs and $120 billion in total economic contributions statewide, according to a University of Florida economic impact study released in March 2013 by the Florida Hospital Association. Hospitals paid $17.12 billion in employee salaries and benefits; average annual earnings per employee were $56,437.
(The total employment impact of Florida hospitals in 2011 was 25.5 percent higher than estimated in a 2009 study.)
Each year, Florida’s hospitals care for 2.6 million inpatients and 8.7 million patients in emergency rooms, deliver 200,000 babies and perform nearly 2 million surgical procedures.
In 2011, there were 301 non-federal licensed hospitals in Florida, with 63,774 beds.
Regional numbers (this includes the 18 counties in the 850 area code):
Region 1
Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties
Employment (full and part time)
29,505
Economic Output
$4.1 billion
Region 2
Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla and Washington counties
Employment (full and part time)
30,722
Economic Output
$3.3 billion
County/Hospital(s)
Bay
Bay Medical Center, Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital, Gulf Coast Medical Center, HealthSouth Emerald Coast Rehab Hospital, Select Specialty Hospital-Panama City
Calhoun
Calhoun-Liberty Hospital Inc.
Escambia
Baptist Hospital Inc., Sacred Heart Hospital of Pensacola, Select Specialty Hospital-Pensacola, West Florida Hospital, West Florida Rehabilitation Institute
Franklin
George E. Weems Memorial Hospital
Gadsden
Florida State Hospital, Gadsden Memorial Campus of Capital Regional Medical Center
Gulf
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf
Holmes
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Jackson
Campbellton-Graceville Hospital, Jackson Hospital
Leon
Capital Regional Medical Center, Eastside Psychiatric Hospital, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Tallahassee, Select Specialty Hospital-Tallahassee, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
Okaloosa
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Gulf Coast Treatment Center, North Okaloosa Medical Center, The Rehabilitation Institute of Northwest Florida, Twin Cities Hospital
Santa Rosa
Baptist Hospital Inc. (d/b/a Gulf Breeze Hospital), Jay Hospital, Santa Rosa Medical Center, West Florida Community Care Center
Walton
Healthmark Regional Medical Center, Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast
Washington
Northwest Florida Community Hospital