MACOMB, Ill. – After steadily increasing in recent years, McDonough District Hospital has now surpassed $200 million dollars of economic impact to the local and state economy.
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) released its report as part of the “Communities Win When Local Hospitals Are Strong” campaign.
The $202.5 million is an increase of $4.2 million from two years ago and up $15 million since 2022.
IHA’s 2026 report noted that MDH is responsible for 1,226 jobs supporting working families.
MDH’s direct and indirect payroll figures of $113.9 million, combined with $73.4 million in supplies and services, and just over $15 million in capital, accounts for the $202.5 million infused into economies.
“MDH is proud to be a leading regional economic driver, now exceeding $200 million, for our local and state economy,” said President & Chief Executive Officer Bill Murdock. “We continue to be a leader of excellent patient care, utilizing advanced technological equipment and lifesaving services that improves the health and well-being of our west-central Illinois residents.”
IHA’s 2026 Economic Impact Report highlights the following:
- Hospitals pump $135.5 billion into the state economy;
- Every $1 hospitals spend on payroll, supplies and capital generates an additional $1.40 in economic activity.
- Hospitals employ 202,000 Illinoisans in good-paying jobs; and
- For every Illinois hospital job, 1.6 jobs are created in other sectors.
“Illinois hospitals and health systems are major contributors to economic activity in the communities they serve and for the broader state economy,” said IHA President and CEO A.J. Wilhelmi. “As major employers, they provide good-paying jobs, support local contractors and businesses, and continue to support individual and community health and well-being. Illinois hospitals and health systems are indispensable to communities throughout our state.”
Estimates of the Illinois hospitals’ economic benefits were based on the Regional Input-Output Modeling System II (RIMS-II) developed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The Final Demand multipliers, obtained from BEA RIMS-II, were applied to 2024/2025 Medicare cost report data of hospital jobs and spending to obtain the “ripple” effect of jobs and spending throughout the economy.
About IHA
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association, with offices in Chicago, Naperville, Springfield and Washington, D.C., advocates for Illinois’ more than 200 hospitals and nearly 40 health systems as they serve their patients and communities. IHA members provide a broad range of services—not just within their walls, but across the continuum of healthcare and in their communities. Reflecting the diversity of the state, IHA members consist of nonprofit, investor-owned and public hospitals in the following categories: community, safety net, rural, critical access, specialty and teaching hospitals, including academic medical centers. For more information, see team-iha.org. Like IHA on Facebook. Follow IHA on X.
