Report: NGMC contributes $7B+ to state, local economy

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) generates nearly $7.5 billion in local and state economic impact according to a recent report by the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA), the state’s largest hospital trade association.

            The report found that, in 2022, NGMC directly and indirectly sustained nearly 30,000 full-time jobs throughout the region and state. 

The more than $84 million in total estimated charity care, which provides financial assistance to people who meet certain criteria and cannot afford to pay all or portions of their medical bills, doesn’t include unpaid bills that are written off.

It also doesn’t include the more than $17 million NGMC provided in community outreach such as free screenings and health education.

The report also revealed that the hospital had direct expenditures of more than $2.1 billion in 2022. It also considers the “ripple” effect of direct hospital expenditures on other sectors of the economy such as medical supplies, durable medical equipment and pharmaceuticals – as well as restaurants, computer services and accounting.