They provide high-quality care for everyone who walks through their doors, regardless of their ability to pay.
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Caring for Connecticut
Connecticut hospitals are committed to putting patients first and providing the state with high-quality care. An outstanding hospital system is one that not only supports patient well-being but also invests in local communities by partnering with others to improve health outcomes. In collaboration with providers across Connecticut, hospitals have remained dedicated to these efforts.
Hospitals and health systems serve communities in times of crisis and are critical to lifesaving response efforts. At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and their employees served on the front lines to ensure patients were receiving the best possible care. In the post-pandemic landscape, Connecticut hospitals continue to be the backbone of our communities through the care they provide and the economic vitality they support. Hospitals’ commitment to building a skilled, diverse, and resilient workforce drives Connecticut’s economy and supports high-quality, coordinated, cost-effective, patient-focused care.
Maintaining a strong hospital system is critical to keeping Connecticut’s people and economy healthy.
Connecticut hospitals are there when we need them.
Every year, Connecticut hospitals:
- Treat more than 1.5 million patients in their emergency departments
- Provide care for nearly 346,000 admitted patients, accounting for nearly 2 million days of inpatient care
- Provide nearly 10 million episodes of outpatient services to individuals
- Welcome more than 35,000 babies into the world
Caring for Our Economy
Hospitals are economic engines that provide essential resources and support thriving communities. Hospitals’ and health systems’ community contributions extend far beyond providing around-the-clock, world-class care. They are fundamental to the state’s economic vitality.
Hospitals invest in healthcare spending:
- $9.1 billion spent on goods and services
- $9 billion created in "ripple effect" spending
- $18.1 billion total impact of hospital spending
Hospitals are the largest employer in Connecticut:
- 120,817 employed by hospitals with a payroll of $10.7 billion
- 139,060 "ripple effect" jobs with a payroll $10.6 billion
- 259,877 total jobs with a total payroll of $21.3 billion
Hospitals drive public infrastructure improvements:
- $862 million spent on buildings and equipment
- $850 million additional economic activity generated
- $1.7 billion total impact of spending on capital improvements
TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT: $41.1 billion
Caring for Our Communties
Hospitals provide free and discounted care, subsidize essential health services, offer low- and no-cost health education and wellness programming, and participate in groundbreaking research trials that formulate new therapies.
Hospitals contribute to community health and well-being:
- $4 million in subsidized health services to provide care needed by the community
- $44.6 million in community health improvement services and operations
- $302.5 million in health professions education
- $8.1 million in community building to create stronger, healthier communities
- $17.6 million in research and other programs to advance healthcare for patients and the community
- $270.9 million in uncompensated care: charity care/bad debt to provide services for those who cannot pay
- $48.6 million in donations to help support community organizations
- $1.43 billion in unpaid hospital care provided to Medicaid beneficiaries
- $1.38 billion in unpaid hospital care provided to Medicare beneficiaries
TOTAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: $3.5 billion
These data represent the most recently audited fiscal year, 2023, as reported to CHA by members.
