Becker's Healthcare December 7, 2021
Marissa Plescia

Fitch Ratings expects the 2022 outlook for nonprofit hospitals to reflect the continuing struggle of cost pressure from labor and supplies, according to a Dec. 7 report.

Fitch expects the cost pressures to continue for several years in the best-case scenario, and in the worst-case scenario, the cost increases could become permanent, which would cause a worse outlook for hospitals.

“Expenses are already difficult to predict and very challenging to manage amid the current...

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