Hospitals’ finances have been much more stable in 2024 than last year, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall. Some contributing factors include increases in patient volume and a shorter average length of stay for patients.
High labor costs remain an ongoing problem threatening providers’ bottom lines, according to new data from Kaufman Hall. The research revealed that medical groups’ median investment in each employed physician has reached more than $300,000 for the first time.
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Hospital finances seem to be stabilizing overall. However, a closer look reveals there is a widening gap between the highest- and lowest-performing hospitals, according to a new Kaufman Hall report.
The number of hospital M&A deals may have fallen from Q1 to Q2 of this year, but that doesn’t mean that the hospital M&A space is lacking vitality, according to a new Kaufman Hall report. Rather, it means that the hospital M&A is shifting its emphasis from scale to strategy.
Hospitals’ finances improved in April compared to both the month prior and the same time frame last year, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall. The report also noted that there is a widening gap between the highest- and lowest-performing organizations.
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Hospitals’ operating margins and patient volumes dropped slightly in March. While hospitals were doing relatively well financially during the first quarter of the year, this new data could suggest more financial challenges ahead for hospitals. But right now, it’s unclear whether the recent declines in hospitals’ margins and volumes will be short- or long-term.
Q1 2024 saw a significant rise in the number of hospital M&A deals compared to the past three Q1s. Experts believe this M&A activity will continue to climb throughout this year and next — motivated by both financial distress and hospitals’ desire to improve strategic business lines like value-based care and digital healthcare services.
Hospitals weathered one of their most challenging years in 2022, with median operating margins staying in the red throughout most of the year. Those money problems proved to be a major factor shaping last year’s M&A transactions — financial pressures influenced 28% of hospital M&A deals last year, up from 15% in 2022, a new report showed.
The hospital sector's financial performance in November showed signs of continued stabilization and growth, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest monthly report. Hospitals should "take advantage of the relative stability and re-embrace strategic growth if they hope to see continued success in 2024," stated Erik Swanson, one of the report's authors.
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Hospital M&A activity has been returning to pre-pandemic levels this year, according to a new report. There were 18 M&A transactions in Q3, compared to seven in Q3 2021 and 10 in Q3 of last year. The reason why M&A activity is regaining its momentum is because hospitals are seeking partnerships to grow and protect their long-term financial sustainability — the report found financial distress was the driving factor behind nearly 40% of deals announced during Q3.
Hospitals’ operating margins are still in a worse place than they were before the pandemic, but 2023 is ending as a much more stable year for hospital finance than 2022, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall. Because this year hasn't had any large Covid-19 surges, hospitals have seen less variability in patient volumes. This has helped them allocate their resources more efficiently and decrease their reliance on expensive contract labor.
During past recessions, the healthcare sector remained relatively immune to economic downswings — but things are different now that a sweeping labor shortage and lower patient volumes have been added to the mix.
Hospital finances worsened in July as volumes dropped, according to a new report. Following four months of growth, hospitals' median year-to-date operating margin index fell 1.3%, down from 1.4% in June. Hospital finances still remained in a better place than they were last year, given hospitals’ median operating margins were -0.98% in July 2022.
M&A activity among hospitals and health systems increased in Q2 of 2023 — there were 20 deals in Q2 compared to 15 deals in Q1, according to a new report. This surge brought Q2’s M&A activity levels in line with those observed before the pandemic. Q2’s 20 deal marks the highest number of announced transactions for hospitals and health systems since Q1 of 2020.