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Committed to community

Strengthening the local economy

Support in FY11

Penn Medicine contributes to the stability of the region in a number of vital ways – including creating new jobs and attracting new businesses to the area.

Charity and underfunded care for Medicaid families:

$107.5 million

Physician training support: Research support:

$81.3 million $665.2 million

--------------------------------Total:

$854.0 million

Emergency Department Visits Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: 60,968 Penn Presbyterian Medical Center:

38,545

Pennsylvania Hospital:

33,232

In 2011, we reported more than $6.5 billion to the economy of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including: • $ 2.83 billion in local wages and the purchase of goods and services. •$ 3.67 billion economic activity generated by other organizations and businesses supported by Penn Medicine. We also delivered total economic benefits of more than $3.7 billion to the economy of Philadelphia and more than $1 billion to the economy of New Jersey. 2011 Pennsylvania Economic Impact of Penn Medicine

Forty-seven percent of all ED patients are uninsured or covered by Medicaid. $7.0

Total Economic Impact

$ in billions

$6.0 $5.0

Direct Economic Impact

$4.0 $3.0 $2.0 $1.0 $0.0

of M

Indirect Economic Impact

$6.50

$3.67

$2.83


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