Hospitals’ operating margins improved from March to April but generally remain under siege as expenses rise and shifts in coverage, per Kaufman Hall’s latest monthly benchmark data. The firm outlined an increase in its sector-wide single-month operating margin index from 3% to 3.4% (both inclusive of health system allocations for the cost of shared services). On a calendar year-to-date basis, the index rose to 2.5% through April—an improvement considering the sector’s weak opening in January amid storms and low respiratory activity, but still well below the 3.6% operating margins logged across 2025.
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Source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/hospital-margins-inched-higher-april-still-remain-below-2025