Average nonprofit hospital margins improved slightly in March but remain sluggish compared to 2025, according to Kaufman Hall’s most recent “National Hospital Flash Report.” 1. Average hospital operating margins hit 2.9% in March, up from 1.8% in February and 2% in January, but still well below the 6.3% recorded in December. Margins rose 2 percentage points year over year, though they remain down 9 percentage points year to date compared to 2025 — a sign that the recovery, while real, is incomplete.
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