National Hospital Flash Report

National Hospital Flash Report: October 2025 Data

KauffmanReport
By Erik Swanson
5 min readDec 10, 2025
Financial sustainabilityWorkforce management and cultureData and analytics

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Hospital volumes remained strong in October, while average length of stay declined, translating to a dip in net revenue per discharge. Bad debt and charity care continue to rise, and staffing levels are tightening.

The recent issue of the National Hospital Flash Report covers these and other key performance metrics.

Author

Erik Swanson

Erik Swanson

Managing Director

Erik Swanson is a Managing Director leading Kaufman Hall’s Data and Analytics Group. His responsibilities focus on building cutting-edge data science tools and leveraging big data to provide deeper and more timely insight, drive operational improvement, and develop thought leadership to help our clients and consultants achieve the most meaningful outcomes. His areas of expertise span artificial intelligence and machine...