Special Data Requests
Through the Data Requests department, PHC4 offers custom and standard data files to help you obtain and analyze the health care data you need for health care studies or projects. Our analysts will work with you to meet your comprehensive health care data needs. Visit the Purchase Customized Data section of PHC4’s website for more information about our data and services, or contact JoAnne Nelson, Director of Financial Analysis and Data Requests at .
Data Now Available:
Administrative & Revenue Data: Second quarter 2025 inpatient and ambulatory/outpatient administrative and revenue data are available for purchase. Third quarter 2025 data is scheduled to be released April 2026.
Financial Data: Fiscal year 2024 financial data for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers is available for purchase.
QUESTIONS?
Contact JoAnne Nelson, Director of Financial Analysis and Data Requests at .
New PHC4 Council Member
PHC4 welcomes Ms. Elizabeth Venturino as a new Council member. Ms. Venturino, Senior Director of Data Governance for the UPMC Health Plan, was appointed to the Council on November 3, 2025, by Governor Josh Shapiro to serve as the commercial health insurance representative.
New Publications from PHC4
Hospital Performance Report
The new Hospital Performance Report displays hospital-specific performance and utilization results for Pennsylvania hospitals for 17 common medical conditions. Risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality and 30-day readmission ratings, as well as volume of cases and hospital charges are reported for patients discharged from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Changes in statewide rates from 2019 to 2024 are also examined.
Financial Analysis 2024 – Volume Three
Non-General Acute Care Hospitals
Statewide Average Net Patient Revenue & Statewide Average Total Operating Expense, FY24 by Facility Type
The Financial Analysis 2024 – Volume Three report is the third of a three-part series of facility-specific financial reports published annually. This volume includes statewide and hospital-specific information about the financial health
of Pennsylvania’s rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals and specialty hospitals (non-general acute care hospitals) during fiscal year 2024.
Access the Financial Analysis Report Series
Financial Analysis 2024 – Rural Hospitals
The annual Financial Analysis 2024 – Rural Hospitals report displays information specific to general acute care hospitals located in Pennsylvania rural counties. This is a supplementary report to PHC4’s Financial Analysis report series focused on the financial health of rural county hospitals.
County-Level Health Care Reports
Information on specific health conditions and the utilization of health care services within each Pennsylvania county are provided in public reports on PHC4’s website. Whether you are a health care professional, policymaker, researcher, or a concerned citizen, these reports supply essential data to support evidence-based decision-making and analysis within our local health care systems. We invite you to explore these reports to better understand key health care statistics in your area and contribute to the improvement of our state’s health care infrastructure.
County-Level Utilization Reports
PHC4’s County-Level Utilization Reports, which show the overall total number of inpatient hospitalizations and ambulatory/outpatient cases, have been updated with second quarter 2025 data. These reports display county-specific volume of cases for Pennsylvania residents by patient age, sex, and payer.
County-Level Condition Specific Reports
PHC4’s County-Level Condition Specific Reports, have been updated with new data covering the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. These timely reports focus on several high interest conditions and display county-specific rates of hospitalization for Pennsylvania residents who were treated in Pennsylvania general acute care hospitals.
Current Events: Hospital Closures
To support a better understanding of the dynamics of hospital closures in the Commonwealth, PHC4’s Current Events: Hospital Closures details the closing of two Pennsylvania hospitals located in Chester County. The article offers a close look into the clinical and financial data trends within Chester County and nearby Delaware County.
Featured Case Study
Irene Headen, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
Community Health and Prevention
Dornsife School of Public Health
Drexel University
Neighborhood Opportunity & Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Morbidity
Irene Headen, PhD, MS, is a Professor of Black Health at the Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University. Dr. Headen and her research team used hospitalization data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) for a research study entitled, Neighborhood Opportunity & Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Morbidity to evaluate the risk of severe maternal morbidity and postpartum hospital readmission for patients admitted for a delivery. The team also studied the impact of socioeconomic and neighborhood characteristics on these outcomes. Dr. Headen described the results of her study stating, “These findings suggest that neighborhood factors are important for improving maternal outcomes, but determining the specific type of intervention will be essential since it is not necessarily lack of resources or access to transit that is driving adverse outcomes.”
PHC4 Celebrates 40 Years
PHC4 is pleased to invite you to join us as we recognize a major milestone of 40 years of independent, transparent, and impactful health care reporting in Pennsylvania. Since 1986, PHC4 has served as a national leader in health care data and public reporting. This anniversary event will bring together key stakeholders to reflect on four decades of progress in the Commonwealth and to look ahead to the future of health care transparency and expanding efforts to make data more meaningful, understandable, and actionable.
Find Out More & Register to Attend Now
PHC4 & Stakeholder Support
PHC4 provides resources to stakeholders across the Commonwealth. These offerings are intended to support the understanding of data and facilitate sound communication and fluency. We continually work toward collaborative efforts to ensure transparency in data resource across Pennsylvania! To learn more, contact us at .
PHC4 and PORH
In supporting Pennsylvanians, PHC4 has the opportunity to work collaboratively to shed light on information for specific communities. Recently, the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health (PORH) issued their latest magazine edition, which includes an article highlighting PHC4’s reporting as it pertains to health care issues in rural PA. PHC4 welcomes opportunities to work with agencies and organizations across the Commonwealth and appreciates this opportunity to share the value of our data with stakeholders invested in rural health in Pennsylvania.
PHC4 is grateful for the support provided to our organization and its leadership. We proudly take this moment to recognize Barry D. Buckingham’s many contributions, while extending our appreciation to the Central Penn Business Journal for naming him to their 2025 Powerlist in Health Care!
CONGRATULATIONS!
PA Navigate
PHC4 received a noteworthy presentation from Martin Ciccocioppo, Director, Pennsylvania eHealth Partnership Program, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and Marianne Smith, HIE Product Manager, Central PA Connect HIE about PA NAVIGATE. This resource, and the data behind it, are powerful tools sure to have an impact in connecting communities across the Commonwealth.
For Resources, Stakeholder Inquiries, or Additional Information contact PHC4 at .
2026 PHC4 Meeting Schedule
- January 8, 2026
- March 12, 2026
- May 7, 2026
- July 9, 2026
- September 3, 2026
- November 5, 2026
These PHC4 Council Meetings take place at 10:00am in PHC4’s conference room, or virtually via Teams. The public is invited to participate. Please contact at least 24 hours in advance for participation instructions.
Self-Pay Record Verification Process
PHC4 provides hospitals an opportunity to verify fiscal year 2024 self-pay records used by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for the Extraordinary Expense Program of Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act (Act 77 of 2001). Hospitals may verify records through February 16, 2026.
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