Median health system margins steady at 2.3%, expenses rise

Average health system operating margins held steady in June while hospital margins dropped slightly, according to Strata’s Monthly Healthcare Industry Financial Benchmarks, published July 25.

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The survey includes data from more than 1,600 hospitals and 135,000 physician groups in the U.S. The median year-to-date health system operating margins for June were 2.3% for the second consecutive month while the national averages dropped slightly for hospitals to 4.9% month over month.

Hospitals are seeing elevated expenses and inpatient revenue compared to 2023, but declines across the board compared to May:

Month over month

  • Total expenses: 2.8% drop
  • Labor expenses: 3% drop
  • Non-labor expenses: -2.7% drop

Year over year

  • Total expenses: 4.8% increase
  • Labor expenses: 5.2% increase
  • Non-labor expenses: 3.3% increase

Average inpatient revenue also dropped 5.4% month over month but was up 4.7% year over year. Outpatient revenue also declined 7.6% month over month.

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