TABLE 3—

Net Community Benefit Expenditures Summary Statistics: Maryland Nonprofit Hospitals, 2008

Category	Mean (SD), $	Range, $
Charity care	6 268 434 (8 522 382)	262 900–41 992 000
Health professions education	5 570 295 (14 958 520)	0–83 739 383
Community health services	1 376 751 (1 464 725)	917–622 820
Mission-driven health services	4 027 845 (4 227 628)	0–17 821 729
Community-building activities	379 774 (776 650)	0–4 606 556
Community benefit operations	157 732 (32 945)	0–1 386 176
Research	203 004 (921 002)	0–5 916 900
Cash or in-kind contributions to community groups	370 089 (667 570)	0–4 300 306
Total community benefit expenditures	18 710 713 (27 121 187)	744 358–145 369 791
Total community benefits as a percentage of operating expenses	6.30 (2.80)	1.67–13.0
Operating income	6 367 101 (13 801 930)	−19 527 024–69 647 000

Source. Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission, Community Benefit Report for fiscal year 2008. Data reported for all private, short-term, acute care hospitals in the state.²⁹