Your Guide to
Patient Care in Pennsylvania
Our reports highlight the cost and quality of health care throughout the state, so you can make informed decisions about your care.
PHC4 is committed to helping all Pennsylvanians understand and access the health care you need. We’re an independent council that focuses on addressing the problem of escalating health costs, ensuring the quality of health care, and increasing access to care, regardless of your ability to pay.
Recent Reports
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Asthma Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania
This research brief focuses on hospitalizations for Pennsylvania residents (all ages) who were admitted to a Pennsylvania acute care hospital...
County-Level Health Care Reports
Information on specific health conditions and the utilization of healthcare services within each county are provided in the files below....
Cancer Surgery Volume 2024
This report provides information about the number of cancer-related surgeries performed at Pennsylvania hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. Surgical volume...
Special Report on the Financial Health of Pennsylvania Rural Hospitals, Fiscal Year 2023
New this year from PHC4, this special report provides an in-depth look at the finances of general acute care (GAC)...
Hospital Performance Report 2023
The Hospital Performance Report released by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) provides information about the performance and...
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Looking for specific health care data? Standard or custom data files are available for a fee to help you collect and analyze the information you need.
Available Data
We collect approximately 5 million inpatient and ambulatory/outpatient records from hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers annually. When requesting data, you can choose between standard datasets or a more customized dataset to meet your healthcare data needs.
Data Purchase Pricing
Interested in PHC4’s standard and customized datasets? Access our transparent pricing model to learn more about purchasing data. If you would value connecting, email [email protected].
MAPPED By PHC4
MAPPED shows where there is a lack of health care access for patients in different counties. Knowing what care options are available, and who operates them, can help patients, legislators, and health care professionals understand Pennsylvania’s changing health care landscape.
Case Studies
See how researchers, doctors, health care workers, government agencies, and more are using our data to make real change.
View AllPHC4 Data: Educating the Future
Christy Duré, MHA, MPA, is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Health Management and Policy at the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Over her career, Ms. Duré has taught courses in public policy, public health, and healthcare administration. Ms. Duré has used data from the Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council (PHC4) in the classroom to teach students financial concepts in healthcare.
Impacts of Recent Payment, Coverage, and Systems Changes on Access to and Quality of Cancer Care
Professor Lindsay Sabik, PhD, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, utilized Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data linked to records from the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Pennsylvania Cancer Registry for a research study entitled, “Impacts of Recent Payment, Coverage, and Systems Changes on Access to and Quality of Cancer Care.”
