Deloitte June 16, 2020
Jay Zhu, managing director, and Charlotte Ehrlich, senior consultant

States have begun to restart their economies and patients are beginning to return to hospitals for services they had put off. Between March 1 and June 30, US hospitals will have lost $202.6 billion, according to the American Hospital Association (AHA). Up to 30 percent of delayed surgeries will not return, according to some estimates.

In response to the financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals and health systems are searching for new and creative strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiencies. As they transition from responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to recovering from it, hospitals are actively preparing for the return of deferred procedures. Medtech manufacturers have an opportunity to help their customers prepare while forging stronger...

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