On average, supply costs accounted for 13% of 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 (or shrunk) year over year at 25 health systems for the quarter ended Sept. 30:
Allegheny Health Network (Pittsburgh)
Q3 patient care supply costs: $359.6 million (+12.5% YOY)
Ardent Health (Brentwood, Tenn.)
Q3 supply costs: $275.8 million (+9.5% YOY)
Bayhealth (Dover, Del.)
Q1 supply and other expenses: $92.5 million (+5.9% YOY)
Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas)
Q1 supply costs: $759 million (+14.7% YOY)
Christus Health (Irving, Texas)
Q1 supply costs: $456.7 million (+10.3% YOY)
Cleveland Clinic
Q3 supply costs: $427.1 million (+12.5% YOY)
CommonSpirit Health (Chicago)
Q1 supply costs: $1.7 billion (+9.3% YOY)
Community Health Systems
Q3 supply costs: $460 million (-1.9% YOY)
Endeavor Health (Evanston, Ill.)
Q3 supply, service and other costs: $564.5 million (+6.4% YOY)
Essentia Health (Duluth, Minn.)
Q1 supply costs: $201.2 million (+15.8% YOY)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Seattle)
Q1 supply and pharmaceutical costs: $209 million (+24.1% YOY)
HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.)
Q3 supply costs: $2.8 billion (+4.7% YOY)
Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Hospital
Q3 supply costs: $43.4 million (+17.4% YOY)
Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa, Fla.)
Q1 supply costs: $280.9 million (+8.2% YOY)
Mount Sinai Medical Center (Miami)
Q3 supply costs: $61.5 million (+13.3% YOY)
Norton Healthcare (Louisville, Ky.)
Q3 supply costs: $135 million (+2.4% YOY)
Novant Health (Charlotte, N.C.)
Q3 supply and other costs: $1.3 billion (+10.5% YOY)
Parkview Health (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Q3 supply costs $178.3 million (+24.5% YOY)
Penn Medicine (Philadelphia)
Q1 supply and service costs: $1.3 billion (+20.1% YOY)
Piedmont Healthcare (Atlanta)
Q1 supply and other costs: $888.2 million (+13.4% YOY)
ProMedica (Toledo, Ohio)
Q3 supply costs: $72.4 million (+0.4% YOY)
Tenet Healthcare (Dallas)
Q3 supply costs: $931 million (+5.7% YOY)
Tower Health (West Reading, Pa.)
Q1 supply costs: $108.8 million (+8.9% YOY)
Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.)
Q1 supply costs: $1.2 billion (+8.6% YOY)
Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.)
Q3 supply costs: $414.6 million (+6.2% YOY)
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