Becker's Healthcare February 1, 2023
2022 was the “the worst financial year for hospitals and health systems since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to Kaufman Hall’s latest “National Flash Hospital Report.”
Here are six things to know from the report, which is based on data from more than 900 hospitals:
1. Roughly half of U.S. hospitals finished the year with a negative margin.
2. December was the only month where hospitals realized a positive operating margin at 0.2 percent....