title: Comparing the Financial Impact of Several Hospitals on Their Local Markets.
abstract: Several studies that measured the financial impact of hospitals on their local markets are examined. Descriptive analyses were performed to ascertain if there are any identifying characteristics and emerging patterns in the data. After hospitals were categorized into small, medium, and large classifications based on the number of employees, various predictive insights were discovered. Smaller hospitals could be expected to contribute approximately 7.3% to the local economy, whereas medium-sized hospitals would likely contribute approximately 11.4% to the financial value of the local market. Finally, larger hospitals may contribute approximately 16% to their local economies.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida, Orlando.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rotarius
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liberman
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D057217:Economic Development / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans