National Hospital Flash Report
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The National Hospital Flash Report provides timely and unique insights into the performance of hospitals nationwide. Published monthly, the report includes data and analyses across the key areas of margins, volumes, revenues, and expenses derived from more than 900 U.S. hospitals.
National Hospital Flash Report Summary: May 2021
Hospitals and health systems across the country continued to see gains in April compared to devastating losses in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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National Hospital Flash Report Summary: April 2021
U.S. hospitals and health systems saw mixed performance in March as national COVID-19 metrics plateaued early in the month before climbing steadily again with increased spread of COVID-19 variants, rising travel rates, and further lifting of pandemic-related restrictions in many states.
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National Hospital Flash Report Summary: March 2021
February 2021 was another challenging month for U.S. hospitals and health systems, as margins were affected by continued low outpatient volumes combined with declining inpatient volumes following January’s record-high COVID-19 hospitalizations.
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National Hospital Flash Report Summary: February 2021
Hospitals and health systems had a difficult start to 2021 as declining volumes, falling outpatient revenues, and rising expenses contributed to significant January margin declines. The ongoing effects of COVID-19 propelled January’s poor results, but it was a mixed month in terms of COVID-19 metrics.
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National Hospital Flash Report: January 2021
Hospitals and health systems across the country closed a tumultuous 2020 with record levels of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and continued poor performance across most metrics in December. Hospital margins fell significantly with declining volumes and outpatient revenues, and escalating expenses compared to 2019.
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National Hospital Flash Report: December 2020
Mounting cases of COVID-19 are heightening the stress on our nation’s hospitals and health systems, even as many celebrate the recent approval and distribution of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
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National Hospital Flash Report: November 2020
COVID-19 Continues to hit hospital finances hard as cases mount. With the federal aid, the median margin was 2.4% YTD. Operating Margin fell 69.4% YTD (6.0 percentage points) without CARES compared to January-October 2019, and 18.7% YTD (1.7 percentage points) with CARES.
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National Hospital Flash Report: October 2020
The nation’s hospitals continue to face an uncertain operating environment, with margins fluctuating from month to month. Read more in this month's report.
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National Hospital Flash Report: September 2020
Margins have consistently performed below 2019 levels as a result. Even so, the last few months had shown some signs of potential progress, with margins increasing incrementally month-over-month.
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National Hospital Flash Report: August 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to drive significant volatility in operating performance for hospitals across the country in July, suppressing volumes and revenues compared to the same period last year.
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National Hospital Flash Report: July 2020
Even when including the CARES Act relief, the year-to-date median hospital operating margin is still 200-300bps below historical and sustainable performance.
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May Data Show First Signs of Hospitals’ Financial Recovery
Hospitals and health systems across the country began to see signs of financial improvement in May following two brutal months of poor margin. Read more.
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Hospital Margins Fell 174% in April, as COVID-19 Continued to Ravage Hospital Finances
Hospitals across the country suffered a brutal month in April, as steep volume and revenue declines drove record-poor margin performance, setting the stage for not only a difficult recovery, but a permanently changed healthcare delivery environment.
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National Hospital Flash Report Summary: April 2020
Hospitals across the country took a financial hit in March, as the first effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reached the industry, particularly in the second half of the month.
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National Hospital Flash Report Summary: March 2020
U.S. hospitals experienced margin declines in February 2020, following moderate declines in January. Dig into comprehensive hospital performance data from over 600 hospitals in the National Hospital Flash Report summary.
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National Hospital Flash Report Summary: February 2020
Hospitals across the country saw a downturn in margin results to start the calendar year. Read more on why in the latest news in the National Hospital Flash report.
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National Hospital Flash Report Summary: January 2020
Hospitals saw an uptick in profitability margins along with significant increases (YOY) of OR minutes. Dig into more comprehensive hospital data with January 2020's National Hospital Flash report.
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National Hospital Flash Report: 2019 Year in Review
Hospitals nationwide saw improved margin performance in 2019 over 2018. Learn more about overall hospital trends YOY in our 2019 Year in Review.
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