U of U Health’s Economic Impact

By the Numbers

University of Utah Health does more than treat patients. As the state’s only academic medical center, it’s one of Utah’s economic engines—and a new report from the U’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute put numbers to its reach in FY 2024:

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  ~About 31,000Jobs at U of U Health across its hospitals, clinics, health schools, and component units

  ~About 70,000Total jobs supported statewide, with ripple effects

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  2.9%Share of all Utah jobs supported

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  $13.7 billionTotal economic output contribution

  $7.6 billionGross domestic product contribution

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  $5.6 billionEarnings supported

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  $492 millionResearch funding, most of it federal dollars brought into Utah