Physician and provider productivity is on the rise as patients continue to reengage and seek out care that was put off during the pandemic.

Hospital finances improved slightly in March as hospital leaders navigate high expenses and economic pressures. While margins continue to stabilize, they remain below pre-pandemic levels—leaving hospitals in a vulnerable position should a recession or new public health emergency arise.

In conversations with hospitals and health system leadership across the U.S., most management teams express the same goal: get back to breakeven. For many, the road to breakeven will be bumpy with gains and setbacks along the way.

Since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, Alabama hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Indiana hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.

Since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, Tennessee hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Kentucky hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.

Since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, Connecticut hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.

On an episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Kaufman Hall co-founder and Chair Ken Kaufman joins the podcast to discuss his recent blog that examines whether there are parallels for health system leaders to ponder about whether their traditional strategies are beginning to age out.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, California hospitals and health systems have taken unprecedented steps to care for their communities amid significant pressure on staff and resources.