Becker's Healthcare December 7, 2021
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...