Health Care in Virginia is big business Here are some important statistics about this industry:

• Virginia hospitals provide inpatient care to more than 700,000 patients annually.
• Emergency room care is provided by Virginia hospitals on a round-the-clock basis, through 80 emergency rooms that typically treat 2.3 million patients every year.
• In almost every case, Virginia hospitals rank as one of the top three employers in their communities and are very often the top employer.
• The net annual operating revenue generated by Virginia’s hospitals exceeds $9 billion.
• Every year, approximately 90,000 newborn babies are delivered in 59 delivery and labor units throughout Virginia.
• Virginia hospitals employ more than 75,000 full-time, dedicated health care professionals including nurses, physicians, technicians, administrative personnel and other valued employees.

Source: Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, 2002.