Becker's Healthcare December 31, 2025
Health systems across the U.S. shifted capital investments from hospital projects to ambulatory care in 2025, a trend several CEOs said will continue in 2026.
Trinity Health New York, for example, prioritized diversifying revenue streams toward lower-cost sites of care in 2025. The system emphasized new ambulatory clinics and other outpatient sites while deemphasizing capital-intensive hospital investments, according to Steven Hanks, MD, president and CEO of Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners and Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph’s Health.
“That shift from an inpatient focus to an outpatient focus is one that’s been going on for some time, but it really started to take hold in 2025, and I think the timing could not be better,” Dr. Hanks told Becker’s. “H.R....
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