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Our latest report uncovers emerging workforce spending trends.

Hospital finances improved slightly in March as hospital leaders navigate high expenses and economic pressures. While margins continue to stabilize, they remain below pre-pandemic levels—leaving hospitals in a vulnerable position should a recession or new public health emergency arise.

Physician and provider productivity is on the rise as patients continue to reengage and seek out care that was put off during the pandemic.

With limited sources of funding, hospitals and health systems rely on financial reserves to maintain their financial stability and support their growth. These reserves ensure that hospitals and health systems can continue to serve their communities through good times and bad.

Hospital and Health System Transactions In the final quarter of 2022, we noted an uptick in transaction activity with 17 announced transactions. That activity level was almost matched...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, California hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.

Hospital finances are beginning to stabilize as razor thin margins become the new normal. The high level of variance that plagued hospital margins over the past three years is beginning to subside among pricing and inflationary pressures affecting expenses.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Kentucky hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.

Since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, Connecticut hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.

Hospitals entered 2023 on more stable footing, following the worst financial year since the start of the pandemic. However, they still face a range of persistent challenges, including higher labor expenses, lower patient volumes, and a fundamental shift in where patients access care services.

Since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, Alabama hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.

Since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, Tennessee hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.