News for Immediate Release
October 23, 2025
Harrisburg – 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.
The reports display data from acute care, long-term acute care, rehabilitation, psychiatric, and specialty hospitals, as well as hospital outpatient departments and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Pennsylvania. Barry D. Buckingham, PHC4’s Executive Director, believes these quarterly County-Level Utilization Reports are amongst the most easily consumed data in the Commonwealth. “Offering this amount of data in an easy-to-read report allows stakeholders to quickly analyze and allocate resources, assuring efficiency and effectiveness,” said Buckingham. He went on to say that PHC4 aims to continue to serve its mission of empowering Pennsylvanians through transparency and fostering a data-driven approach to health care.
These County-Level Utilization Reports are invaluable tools for local communities, health care professionals, and policymakers. By fostering a data-driven approach to health care, PHC4 envisions a healthier, more resilient society where resources are allocated effectively, and lives are improved. PHC4 invites all stakeholders to review these reports, available now at phc4.org. These timely reports are updated every quarter and show the number of cases for each county, with breakouts by patient age, sex, and payer.
PHC4 is an independent council formed under Pennsylvania statute (Act 89 of 1986, as amended by Act 15 of 2020) in order to address rapidly growing health care costs. PHC4 continues to produce comparative information about the most efficient and effective health care to individual consumers and group purchasers of health services. In addition, PHC4 produces information used to identify opportunities to contain costs and improve the quality of care delivered.
For more information, visit phc4.org or review the reports here.
Media contact:
Barry D. Buckingham, Executive Director, PHC4
