Hospitals are largest employers in 16 states

Hospitals and health systems are among the largest employers in the U.S., according to a 24/7 Wall Street analysis cited by USA Today.

Here are 16 states where hospitals are the largest employers, based on the most-recent employee counts examined by 24/7 Wall Street:

1. Alaska: Providence Health & Services (Renton, Wash.)

2. Arizona: Banner Health (Phoenix)

3. Connecticut: Yale New Haven Health System

4. Delaware: Christiana Care Health System (Newark)

5. Idaho: St. Luke's Health System (Boise)

6. Maine: MaineHealth (Portland)

7. Massachusetts: Partners Healthcare (Boston)

8. Minnesota: Mayo Clinic (Rochester)

9. North Dakota: Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

10. Oregon: Providence Health & Services

11. Pennsylvania: UPMC (Pittsburgh)

12. Rhode Island: Lifespan System of Hospitals (Providence)

13. South Dakota: Sanford Health Network

14. Utah: Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City)

15. Vermont: The University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington)

16. West Virginia: WVU Health (Morgantown)

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