Report: Hospital and health system margins off to a bad start in 2022
Hospitals鈥� and health systems鈥� median operating margins declined by 11.8% in February and 26.7% year over year, according to a new from Kaufman Hall based on data from more than 900 hospitals.
鈥淭he median Kaufman Hall Operating Margin Index reflecting actual margins for the month was -3.45%, up from -4.52% in January but still well below sustainable levels,鈥� the report notes. 鈥淩ecovery from the Omicron surge likely will continue to be slow in the coming months, and hospitals could face additional setbacks if other variants 鈥� such as the BA.2 Omicron subvariant 鈥� lead to new surges.鈥�
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