New Jersey's 230 ambulatory surgery centers contributed $2.6 billion to the state's economy, paid $60.3 million in taxes and employed more than 6,000 people in 2009, according to an economic impact study conducted by Oxford Outcomes for the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
The study, reported by NJBiz, showed that the $1.027 billion spent directly by the state's surgery centers in 2009 had a 2.49 multiplier effect, yielding a total economic impact of $2.6 billion. According to the report, this is the NJAASC's first economic impact study. The study was conducted to help legislators understand "we are employers and small businesses and taxpayers," according to Jeff Shanton, chair of the organization's advocacy and legislative affairs committee.
The NJAASC is also pushing for changes in a bill sponsored by Sen. Joseph F. Vitale (D-Woodbridge) that would require all surgery centers to be licensed and inspected by the state health department. The department currently licenses only ASCs with multiple operating rooms.
Read the NJBiz report on New Jersey surgery centers.
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The study, reported by NJBiz, showed that the $1.027 billion spent directly by the state's surgery centers in 2009 had a 2.49 multiplier effect, yielding a total economic impact of $2.6 billion. According to the report, this is the NJAASC's first economic impact study. The study was conducted to help legislators understand "we are employers and small businesses and taxpayers," according to Jeff Shanton, chair of the organization's advocacy and legislative affairs committee.
The NJAASC is also pushing for changes in a bill sponsored by Sen. Joseph F. Vitale (D-Woodbridge) that would require all surgery centers to be licensed and inspected by the state health department. The department currently licenses only ASCs with multiple operating rooms.
Read the NJBiz report on New Jersey surgery centers.
Related Articles on Surgery Centers:
Town Approves Resolution to Add Surgery Center at Helen Keller Hospital
10 New Surgery Centers Opened or Announced in April
6 Benefits for an ASC With a Hospital Partner