For-profit hospital operators have dealt with multiple waves of COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began that have impacted volumes during every surge, Healthcare Dive reports.
More COVID-19 admissions have led to longer stays for higher acuity patients, while other care delayed throughout the pandemic has slowly returned despite ongoing patient hesitancy.
But nearly two years after the pandemic began, inpatient volumes, especially for surgeries, appear to still be struggling, leading for-profit operators to double down on expanding outpatient and ambulatory service lines while focusing on geographies expected to see high population growth. Read more.
