- New Jersey is home to 70 acute care hospitals, plus 42 specialty hospitals providing rehabilitation, psychiatric care and long-term acute care – for a total of 112 hospitals delivering comprehensive care across the state.
- With a total membership of 400 healthcare organizations, NJHA’s members also include nursing homes, assisted living, home health, medical day care and Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Aging (PACE).
- New Jersey hospitals employ more than 158,000 individuals. With the ripple effect of hospitals supporting jobs in other industries, New Jersey hospitals’ total jobs impact reaches 357,000.
- All told, New Jersey hospitals provide $31.4 billion in jobs, spending and other economic benefits to the Garden State economy. Find details in NJHA’s Economic Impact report, including breakdowns by hospital, county, congressional and legislative district and more.
- New Jersey hospitals care for more than 18 million patients each year; that includes 983,000 inpatient admissions and 13.7 million outpatient services.
- In addition, N.J. hospital emergency departments provide care and comfort to 2.3 million individuals annually.
- New Jersey hospitals invest $3.5 billion annually in community benefit programming to support healthy communities. It includes an array of programs such as health clinics, screenings, food access, housing stability, patient and consumer education, free and discounted care and more.
- New Jersey hospitals provide about $2 billion in free and discounted healthcare annually to the uninsured, senior citizens and those in financial need.
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