Hospitals Accounted for 12.1% of Southern California Economy in 2004

Hospitals in Southern California in 2004 accounted for about 12.1%, or about $85.5 billion, of the region's economy, according to a study by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation http://www.laedc.org/

The Hospital Association of Southern California commissioned the study to examine the financial impact of 212 hospitals in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.