Each year, the Iowa Hospital Association publishes a report documenting the importance of health care to the local economy. In this year’s report, Washington County Hospital and Clinics were deemed to have distributed approximately $41 million in wages this past year, which makes up 13% of all wages in Washington County. The report also claims that WCHC contributed to 7.59% of Washington County’s GDP with approximately $78 million in expenses. The full report can be found here.