FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 2007
Mike Bergman CB07-16
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Emergency and Other Relief Services Revenue Increases
27 Percent in 2005, Census Bureau Reports
Emergency and other relief services firms saw revenue increase from $6.7 billion in 2004 to $8.5 billion in 2005 ¾ a 27 percent rise ¾ according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The report, 2005 Service Annual Survey (SAS): Health Care and Social Assistance, shows revenue for firms with paid employees. Other 2004-2005 changes:
· Within the medical and diagnostic laboratories industry, revenue provided by government entities (excluding Medicare and Medicaid) rose from $180 million
to $227 million, a 26 percent increase.
· Revenue for continuing care retirement communities rose from $16.3 billion to
$18 billion, a 10 percent rise.
· Hospital revenue rose 7 percent from $569 billion to $611 billion.
· Revenue provided by worker’s compensation for chiropractors fell from
$812 million to $714 million, a 12 percent decrease.
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Editor’s Note: The report can be accessed at
The estimates are from a newly selected sample for the 2005 SAS based on the 2002 NAICS and apply only to employer firms. Estimates contain sampling and nonsampling errors. To keep the identity of an individual firm confidential, some estimates may be suppressed. Users making their own estimates, based on the survey estimates, should cite the U.S. Census Bureau as the source of the original estimates only. See
