Clarion Hospital Generates $52,258,098 Economic Benefit to Clarion Region
Statewide, hospitals fuel $155 billion in economic activity, support one
in nine jobs.
Clarion, PA – 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 percent of
the commonwealth’s total gross domestic product. 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. In addition, the state’s hospitals attracted
highly competitive federal
research dollars to the Keystone State, played a crucial role in training
tomorrow’s healers, and
provided extensive charity and unreimbursed care to their communities.
Clarion Hospital is but one component of Butler Health System, said Ken
DeFurio, BHS President
& CEO. “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. 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 intensified financial strain hospitals
are facing due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and called for additional investments and public policy
measures to ensure
that hospitals can continue to provide the highest level of care and serve
as economic engines
for the state and their communities.
“The past year reinforced that hospitals are vital to all Pennsylvanians,”
said Andy Carter, HAP
president and CEO. “In addition to providing excellent care to all
who need it—regardless of
health condition or ability to pay—Pennsylvania hospitals are the
bedrock of their communities’
and our state’s economies. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the
financial strain on
hospitals and it’s not over yet. It’s critical that Pennsylvania
hospitals have the financial
resources and regulatory flexibility they need to continue to serve their
communities.”
See the full report—including a searchable data visualization, research
brief, and region-specific
data—at HAP’s website.
About Butler Health System
Located in the rolling hills of Western, PA, Butler Health System (BHS)
has remained an
independent community health system for over a century and continues to
grow to meet the
needs of an 8-county region. BHS employs over 3,000 employees and over
270 providers,
making it the largest employer in Butler County and the largest healthcare
employer in Clarion
County.
Butler Health System consists of two hospitals, Butler Memorial Hospital
(Butler, PA) and Clarion
Hospital (Clarion, PA), 72 outpatient locations throughout Butler, Clarion,
Allegheny, Armstrong,
Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango counties. BHS offers patient’s
access to nationally
recognized quality care in cardiology, palliative care, and maternity as
well a broad range of
surgical, medical, emergency, and psychiatric services. In addition to
its primary health
services, Butler Health System has many partnerships throughout Western
Pennsylvania that
include Bridges Health Partners, Benbrook Ambulatory Surgery Center, UPMC
Cancer Center,
BHS FasterCare, Concordia Visiting Nurses and Good Samaritan Hospice, and
LIFE Butler
County with Lutheran Senior Life.
Butler Health System provides excellent healthcare to the communities that
we serve. Our
facilities have more than just state-of-the-art technology—we have
a team of compassionate
and knowledgeable health care professionals. We focus our efforts on making
quality care
available at an affordable price for our local communities across the region.
Our goal is to
ensure each patient has the best experience and treatment possible paired
with optimal clinical
results.
