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This statistic depicts the total impact of community hospitals on the economy in the United States from 2009 to 2020. In 2009, hospital expenditures in the United States came to some *** billion U.S. dollars, while the effect of these expenditures on the total national economic output was over *** trillion U.S. dollars.

Hospitals and the U.S. economy

Hospital expenditures in the United States have risen from about *** billion U.S. dollars in 2009 to over *** billion U.S. dollars in 2014. During this time, hospital payrolls and benefits have also increased from *** billion U.S. dollars to *** billion U.S. dollars. In 2014, the effect of hospital expenditures from the hospitals in Michigan totaled **** billion U.S. dollar in outputs for the state’s economy.

Community hospitals are not part of a university, health systems, or chains within private hospitals. Larger hospital systems and medical centers are becoming more common as they tend to generate larger revenues and offer a broader spectrum of services. However, community hospitals have the advantage of developing more effective care models that are centralized around the community that they serve. Their small sizes also allows for easier and quicker redesigns when necessary to meet patient needs.

Community hospitals in the country have seen an increase in the total number of admissions from **** million people in 1997 to **** million people in 2014. In the same year, the average stay at a community hospital cost about * U.S. dollars.