Such volumes are also mostly in double-digit increases for the year to date across the country compared with the same period in 2022. Compared with the same period in 2020, outpatient volumes continue to show a surge, with a 45% increase nationally versus a 16% increase in inpatient volumes.
Inpatient volumes were slightly down on the previous month, registering a 1% national decline, but were 4% higher than September 2022.
The data was gleaned from more than 1,300 hospitals.
National
Inpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: -1%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 4%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 3%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 16%
Outpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: -5%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 6%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 11%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 45%
West
Inpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: -2%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 4%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 5%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 13%
Outpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: -4%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 6%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 11%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 39%
Midwest
Inpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: 1%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 2%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 0%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 9%
Outpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: -5%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 6%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 9%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 41%
South
Inpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: -2%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 7%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 6%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 23%
Outpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: -5%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 9%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 13%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 51%
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic
Inpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: 0%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 4%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 5%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 18%
Outpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: -5%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 6%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 11%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 46%
Great Plains
Inpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: -3%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 3%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 4%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 20%
Outpatient revenue per calendar day
September 2023 vs. August 2023: -7%
September 2023 vs. September 2022: 5%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2022: 11%
YTD 2023 vs. YTD 2020: 42%
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