The Economic Impact of Starts, Expansions, and Operations of 63 New Community Health Center Projects on the State of Ohio
Prepared for:
The Greater Cincinnati Health Nework, The Ohio Primary Care Association, The Ohio Department of Health, Primary Cre & Rural Health Program This report estimates the economic impact of 63 new proposed community health center
projects on business sales, employment, household earnings, and tax revenue for the state of
Ohio.
- Within seven years, cumulative state tax revenue generated from the new health center
projects will exceed the $19.6 million in health center development expenditures. From
the seventh year on, all additional annual tax revenue will represent a net benefit to the
state of Ohio. - While the expenditure on health center development will lead to a total of $710,528 in
state tax revenue, by the sixth year of operations, almost $4.0 million in additional state tax revenue will be generated annually by the operational expenditures. - The estimated one-time economic impact of the expenditure on health center
development is $42.2 million in economic output, $11.4 million in household earnings,
and 377 new jobs throughout the state of Ohio. - Once all new health center development has occurred, the estimated total annual
economic impact of the expenditure on health center operations is projected to be
$148.1 million in economic output, $73.9 million in household earnings, and 1542 new
jobs throughout the state of Ohio. - Of the preceding amounts, the estimated direct annual impact of expenditures on
operations is projected to be $66.4 million in output, $50 million in household earnings,
and 795 new jobs.
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