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Hospitals in Rural Pennsylvania Experience a Rise in Uncompensated Care

PHC4’s Financial Analysis 2025 – Rural Hospitals report, released today, displays information specific to Pennsylvania general acute care (GAC) hospitals located in rural counties.

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PHC4’s Newest Report Unfolds the Finances of Hospitals in Rural PA

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.

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Non-General Acute Care Hospitals Experienced Mixed Financial Margins in 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.

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PHC4’s Financial Analysis Shows Decline in Statewide Average Operating Margins and Total Margins for Pennsylvania GAC Hospitals

Volume One provides insight into information surrounding uncompensated care, net patient revenue, operating margin, and total margin for the 156 licensed GAC hospitals that operated in some portion of Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). Barry D. Buckingham, PHC4’s Executive Director said, “We know our stakeholders rely on having these high-quality, fact-based reports to evaluate the financial health of Pennsylvania’s care delivery systems. As a part of our mission, we look forward to continuing to produce this much needed reporting.”

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