Billions of dollars each year are spent in the delivery of that care. From employee salaries, wages and benefits to office supplies, health services pump money into the local economy. The rest live in surrounding Orange and Martin counties. One example King gave as a local vendor was Bedford Office Supply.
Money goes to employees who work here.
It helps grocery stores employ people. Based on the latest numbers we have access to, BRMC ranks as approximately the seventh largest employer in Lawrence County. BRMC anticipates providing about a half million dollars in charity care in 2000. The Health Care Division of Hoosier Uplands currently employs 69 people, which represents a 30-person decrease from July 1997 when the Balanced Budget Act reduced reimbursements in home health care. Staff members reside throughout the service area of Lawrence, Orange, Martin, Washington and Crawford counties.