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34%
of Pharmacists work in
hospitals (approx. 115,000)
$1.5 T
Total combined expenses for
all U.S. hospitals in 2024
6,093
Hospitals in the U.S. as of 2025
920,531
Total beds in the all U.S. hospitals
271
Drug shortages as of
December 2024
PRACTICE
SETTING
SNAPSHOT
60,000
Pharmacists, student pharmacists,
and pharmacy technicians represented
by ASHP
The first hospital pharmacy was established in 1752.
References: American Hospital Association, American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Data USA, and ASHP