National Hospital Flash Report

National Hospital Flash Report: September 2025 Data

KauffmanReport
By Erik Swanson
5 min readNov 12, 2025
Data and analyticsFinancial sustainability

National Hospital Flash Report

Hospital operating margins remain stable, but data shows a widespread gap in performance. Patient volumes increased this month in both emergency and inpatient care, while drug expenses continue to rise.

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...