On average, supply costs accounted for 13% of a hospitals’ expenses in 2024, according to the American Hospital Association’s annual “Cost of Caring” report released April 30.
In 2024, total hospital expenses grew 5.1%, outpacing the overall inflation rate of 2.9% according to the report.
“Though expense growth has started to slow in 2025, it remains elevated — particularly
in areas driven by labor and supply chain pressures,” the report said.
Here is a look at how supply costs have grown year over year at 20 hospitals for the quarter ended March 31:
Allegheny Health Network (Pittsburgh)
Q1 patient care supply costs: $335.5 million (+13.6 YOY)
Allina Health (Minneapolis)
Q1 supply and service costs: $434.1 million (+27.8% YOY)
Banner Health (Phoenix)
Q1 supply costs: $656.1 million (+7.5% YOY)
BayCare Health System (Clearwater, Fla.)
Q1 supply costs: $301.7 million (+10.5% YOY)
Bon Secours Mercy Health (Cincinnati)
Q1 supply costs: $695.3 million (+3.6% YOY)
Cleveland Clinic
Q1 supply costs: $387.4 million (+0.8% YOY)
CommonSpirit (Chicago)
Q3 supply costs: $1.6 billion (+5.4% YOY)
Corewell Health (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Q1 supply and other costs: $1.1 billion (+9.6% YOY)
Legacy Health (Portland, Ore.)
Q4 supply costs: $122.4 (+13.8% YOY)
Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)
Q1 supply and service costs: $1.7 billion (+12.2% YOY)
McLaren Health Care (Grand Blanc, Mich.)
Q2 supply costs: $457.6 million (+8.3% YOY)
Montefiore Health System (New York City)
Q1 supplies and other expenses: $718.3 (+2.8% YOY)
Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Q1 supplies and expenses: $1.5 billion (+6.7% YOY)
Norton Healthcare (Louisville, Ky.)
Q1 supply costs: $136.8 million (+8.2% YOY)
ProMedica (Toledo, Ohio)
Q1 supply costs: $71.2 million (+0.6% YOY)
Providence (Renton, Wash.)
Q1 supply costs: $1.3 billion (+8.5% YOY)
Scripps Health (San Diego)
Q2 supply costs: $214.9 million (+7.1% YOY)
Sharp HealthCare (San Diego)
Q2 supply costs: $179.8 million (+18.1% YOY)
SSM Health (St. Louis)
Q1 supply costs: $462.8 million (+9.6% YOY)
UnityPoint Health (West Des Moines, Iowa)
Q1 supply costs: $275.4 million (+14.2% YOY)
