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Hospitals affect local communities

A new report shows that our region gained about $45 million in benefits last year from Western Pennsylvania’s largest healthcare system. UPMC, which owns hospitals in Altoona and Bedford released its Community Benefits Report 2015-2016 on Tuesday.
 
It shows that UPMC Altoona provided $41 million dollars in community benefits last year, an average of more than $112,000 a day for programs and services. That includes $18.5 in charity and unreimbursed care. .
 
According to the report, UPMC  Bedford provided $4.6 million dollars in community benefits,  including $2.7 million in charity and unreimbursed care.