Hawaii Pacific Health, owner of Straub Clinic & Hospital and Kapi'olani Medical Center, said its non-profit medical centers and clinics generated $1.10 billion in direct and indirect economic activity last year.

An economic impact analysis conducted by researcher Tripp Umbach found Hawaii Pacific Health generated the activity through payroll, the purchase of goods and services, construction work and spending by employees and visitors.

Hawaii Pacific Health is the largest private operator of hospitals in the state and admitted more than 33,600 patients last year, while caring for almost 103,000 people in its emergency rooms. The non-profit said it supports the equivalent of more than 9,200 full-time employees directly and indirectly within the sta