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News for Immediate ReleaseJanuary 27, 2026 Harrisburg – A new article, Hospital Closures, published today as part of PHC4’s Current Events series, details the closing of two Pennsylvania hospitals, serving as a case study to support a better understanding of the dynamics of hospital closures in the Commonwealth. From 2018 to the time of this […]
PHC4 regularly releases new County-Level Utilization and Condition-Specific Reports using the timeliest data available in an effort to provide insight into hospital and ambulatory/outpatient surgery center usage across the Commonwealth.
PHC4’s Financial Analysis 2024 – Rural Hospitals report, released today, displays information specific to Pennsylvania general acute care (GAC) hospitals located in rural counties. Supplementary to PHC4’s Financial Analysis, this is the second report in this new annual series, offering succinct data to support all who rely on rural health care in the Commonwealth.
PHC4 released its 2024 Hospital Performance Report today. This report offers insight into hospitals across the Commonwealth, displaying information surrounding outcome measures using data from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, referred to as federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024.
Statewide operating and total margins experienced by Pennsylvania non-general acute care (non-GAC) hospitals during fiscal year 2024 (FY24) were mixed according to a new report released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4). The Financial Analysis – Volume Three report presents a financial profile on Pennsylvania’s non-GAC hospitals, which include rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and specialty hospitals.
PHC4 releases its October 2025 Newsletter.
PHC4’s Barry D. Buckingham, Executive Director and Abby Weand, Manager, Health Policy Research, were guests on WITF’s “The Spark” to highlight our recent reporting. Listen to the interview here.
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) published a new set of County-Level Utilization Reports today, displaying the overall total number of ambulatory/outpatient cases and inpatient hospitalizations for Pennsylvania residents. This latest release reflects data from Quarter 1 of 2025.
PHC4’s Common Procedures Report, released today, displays volume, complication and postoperative length of stay data, as well as statewide Medicare payment data for three orthopedic procedures commonly performed in Pennsylvania facilities.
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