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News & Press Releases October 13, 2022

Financial Analysis 2021 – Volume Two – News Release

Contact: Barry D. Buckingham 717-232-6787 or PHC4 RELEASES STATEâS AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 2021 Harrisburg, PA – October 13, 2022 – New figures released today by the Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council (PHC4) show that the average total margin for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) increased 1.61 percentage points, from 23.36% in fiscal year (FY) […]

News & Press Releases October 6, 2022

Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose, 2016 to 2021 – News Release

Contact: Barry Buckingham 717-232-6787 or PHC4 Releases New Report on Opioid Overdose Hospitalization Trends Harrisburg, PA – October 6, 2022 – PHC4 released today a new research brief about trends in hospitalizations for opioid overdose in Pennsylvania. The report looks at the six-year period from 2016 through 2021 and includes details about differences in overdose […]

News & Press Releases September 21, 2022

Cardiac Procedures Report – News Release

Contact: Barry D. Buckingham 717-232-6787 or NEW PHC4 REPORT SHOWS HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC RESULTS FOR CARDIAC PROCEDURES Harrisburg, PA – September 21, 2022 – The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) released a new report today about the performance of Pennsylvania hospitals for four types of cardiac procedures. Reported are hospital ratings for in-hospital mortality, 7-, […]

News & Press Releases August 4, 2022

COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania – News Release

Contact: Barry Buckingham – 717-232-6787 PHC4 Releases New COVID-19 Hospitalization Data and Mortality Findings Harrisburg, PA – August 4, 2022 – PHC4 has released COVID-19 hospitalization data for the twenty-one-month period March 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021. During those months, there were 174,780 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Pennsylvania hospitals. The number of monthly COVID-19 hospitalizations […]

News & Press Releases August 1, 2022

August 2022 Special Data Requests Update

August 1, 2022 PHC4 collects approximately 5.2 million inpatient and ambulatory/outpatient records combined each year from hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Pennsylvania. This data, which includes facility charges and treatment information, is collected on a quarterly basis. Each piece of data is subjected to standard validation processes and verified for accuracy by the hospital […]

News & Press Releases July 27, 2022

COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (January 2022 – March 2022) – News Release

Contact: Barry D. Buckingham 717-232-6787 or PHC4 releases first quarter 2022 report on the effect of the COVID-19 disaster emergency on hospitals and health care facilities in the Commonwealth Harrisburg, PA – July 27, 2022 – The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) has issued this report to provide data on the effect of […]

News & Press Releases June 9, 2022

Financial Analysis 2021 – Volume One – News Release

Contact: Barry D. Buckingham 717-232-6787 or PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL MARGINS EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, ACCORDING TO A NEW PHC4 HOSPITAL FINANCIAL REPORT Harrisburg, PA – June 9, 2022 – The statewide total margin realized by the hospitals in Pennsylvania increased by 7.84 percentage points, from 3.93% in fiscal year 2020 (FY20) to 11.77% […]

News & Press Releases May 26, 2022

PHC4 Releases New Data to Help Cancer Surgery Patients 2022

HARRISBURG—May 26, 2022—The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) released today new data to help cancer patients and their families make decisions about cancer surgical care in Pennsylvania. The new results show the number of cancer-related surgeries performed at Pennsylvania hospitals in Fiscal Year 2021 (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021). Hospital surgical […]

News & Press Releases April 21, 2022

COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (October 2021 – December 2021) – News Release

Contact: Barry D. Buckingham 717-232-6787 or PHC4 releases fourth quarter 2021 report on the effect of the COVID-19 disaster emergency on hospitals and health care facilities in the Commonwealth Harrisburg, PA – April 21, 2022 – The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) has issued this report to provide data on the effect of […]

News & Press Releases April 13, 2022

April 2022 Special Data Requests Update

April 13, 2022 PHC4 collects approximately 5.2 million inpatient and ambulatory/outpatient records combined each year from hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers in Pennsylvania. This data, which includes facility charges and treatment information, is collected on a quarterly basis. Each piece of data is subjected to standard validation processes and verified for accuracy by the hospital […]