Pediatric healthcare is an economic asset. When Georgia families can access world-class pediatric care without leaving the state, businesses retain talented workers, support a stable and productive workforce, and strengthens the economic competitiveness of every community your members serve. Every time Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta spends or earns money, it ripples outward, creating even more economic activity for the state.
We are pleased to share a meaningful story that recently published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, highlighting a new Georgia Tech report on the impact Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has across our state.
The story features the Tarrant family from South Georgia, who has traveled to Children’s for years so their children can receive specialized care. Their story is a powerful example of why Children’s continues to grow, invest and partner across Georgia. Families come to us from every corner of the state, and it is our responsibility to be ready for them.
The Georgia Tech report found that Children’s generates $6 billion in annual economic output for Georgia. That impact starts with the significant daily investment required to care for children: it takes $7.5 million every day to run Children’s and support the specialized care, teams, technology, facilities and partnerships on which Georgia families depend.
A few additional numbers from the report and story are especially important:
- Georgia would have lost 16,500 jobs and $3.4 billion in investment to other states without Children’s.
- Children’s provides $360 million a year in unreimbursed or subsidized care.
- Approximately 1 in 6 children in Georgia use Children’s services each year.
- Without Children’s, 55% of our patients would have left the state for specialized care.
- More than half of our patients receive financial assistance, and about 55% are covered by Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids or are unable to pay.
- Through our initiative with Mercer University School of Medicine, we have provided 37 scholarships for pediatricians to train and practice in rural areas.
- We have also worked with 28 rural hospitals to help prepare their teams when an infant or child comes to their emergency department.
These numbers reinforce what so many of you already know: our work extends far beyond our hospital walls. We are helping strengthen pediatric care across Georgia and partnering with communities so children can receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. As Georgia’s population grows, we are continuing to plan and invest so we can be ready for the children and families who count on us.
Read the AJC article at https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/06/childrens-healthcare-drives-6-billion-economic-impact-new-report-finds/
You can also learn more about CHOA’s impact at: https://www.choa.org/-/media/Files/Childrens/about-us/community/economic-impactsummary.pdf
