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News & Press Releases April 13, 2023

PHC4 Releases New Data to Help Cancer Surgery Patients 2023

HARRISBURG—April 13th, 2023 The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) released new data today to help cancer patients, caregivers, and families make decisions about cancer surgical care in Pennsylvania. PHC4 reports cancer surgery volumes each year, for surgeries performed at Pennsylvania hospitals, across 11 types of cancers. The types of cancer surgery included in […]

News & Press Releases January 18, 2023

January 2023 Special Data Requests Update

January 18, 2023 PHC4 collects approximately 5.2 million inpatient and ambulatory/outpatient records combined each year from hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Pennsylvania. This data, which includes facility charges and treatment information, is collected on a quarterly basis. Each piece of data is subjected to standard validation processes and verified for accuracy by the hospital […]

News & Press Releases December 20, 2022

December 2022 Special Data Requests Update

December 20, 2022 PHC4 collects approximately 5.2 million inpatient and ambulatory/outpatient records combined each year from hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Pennsylvania. This data, which includes facility charges and treatment information, is collected on a quarterly basis. Each piece of data is subjected to standard validation processes and verified for accuracy by the hospital […]

News & Press Releases December 15, 2022

Hospital Performance Report – October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 Data – News Release

Contact: Heather Nairn PHC4 Annual Report on Hospital Performance Shows Improvement in Readmission Rates but Increasing Mortality Rates. Harrisburg, PA – December 15, 2022 – A performance report of Pennsylvania hospitals shows significant statewide decreases in 30-day readmission rates, as seen in previous performance reports. However, contrary to previous trends, the new report also shows […]

News & Press Releases November 29, 2022

COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (April 2022 – June 2022) – News Release

Contact: Heather Nairn 717-232-6787 or PHC4 Releases Second Quarter 2022 Report on the Effect of the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency on Hospitals and Health Care Facilities in the Commonwealth Harrisburg, PA – November 29, 2022 – The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) has issued this report to provide data on the effect of the […]

News & Press Releases November 16, 2022

Financial Analysis 2021 – Volume Three – News Release

Contact: Heather Nairn 717-232-6787 or NON-GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS EXPERIENCED MIXED FINANCIAL MARGINS IN 2021 Harrisburg, PA – November 16, 2022 – Statewide operating and total margins experienced by Pennsylvania non-general acute care hospitals (non-GAC) during fiscal year 2021 (FY21) were mixed according to a new report released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost […]

News & Press Releases October 26, 2022

Common Procedures Report – News Release

Contact: Heather Nairn 717-232-6787 or NEW PHC4 REPORT SHOWS HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC RESULTS FOR COMMON PROCEDURES Harrisburg, PA – October 26, 2022 – The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) released a new report today about the performance of Pennsylvania hospitals for three common procedures. Reported are hospital ratings for outcomes such as complications and extended […]

News & Press Releases October 13, 2022

Financial Analysis 2021 – Volume Two – News Release

Contact: Barry D. Buckingham 717-232-6787 or PHC4 RELEASES STATEâS AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 2021 Harrisburg, PA – October 13, 2022 – New figures released today by the Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council (PHC4) show that the average total margin for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) increased 1.61 percentage points, from 23.36% in fiscal year (FY) […]

News & Press Releases October 6, 2022

Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose, 2016 to 2021 – News Release

Contact: Barry Buckingham 717-232-6787 or PHC4 Releases New Report on Opioid Overdose Hospitalization Trends Harrisburg, PA – October 6, 2022 – PHC4 released today a new research brief about trends in hospitalizations for opioid overdose in Pennsylvania. The report looks at the six-year period from 2016 through 2021 and includes details about differences in overdose […]

News & Press Releases September 21, 2022

Cardiac Procedures Report – News Release

Contact: Barry D. Buckingham 717-232-6787 or NEW PHC4 REPORT SHOWS HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC RESULTS FOR CARDIAC PROCEDURES Harrisburg, PA – September 21, 2022 – The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) released a new report today about the performance of Pennsylvania hospitals for four types of cardiac procedures. Reported are hospital ratings for in-hospital mortality, 7-, […]