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Beyond Health: Hospitals Critical to PA Economy
March 18, 2010: When people think about hospitals, they naturally think about health care. Each year, Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems provide care to nearly 1.7 million inpatients, 35.9 million outpatients, and 5.8 million emergency department patients. Hospitals also provide nearly $4 billion in community benefits from free clinics and health services to scholarship programs. In addition to all this, Pennsylvania's hospitals are also a critical component of Pennsylvania's overall economy. Read more.
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Community Benefits, and Their Scrutiny, on the Rise
February 17, 2010: Community health fairs and screenings, free services for the uninsured, prenatal and maternity programs--Pennsylvania's not-for-profit hospitals and health systems provide all these community benefits and more. In turn, they are exempt from paying taxes. The Internal Revenue Service has been... Read more.
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