Season 3 Episode 6: Hospital Margins Uncovered- Part 4: Type and Geography

As discussed in Parts 1 – 3, hospitals and health systems face increasing pressures on maintaining positive operating profit margins and hospital administrators face numerous strategic options in addressing these pressures. Will consolidation or expansion of services and strategic partnerships be the best solution to strengthening margins? How does hospital type and location play into these options? Join Kyle and Herd for the final episode of the four-part ‘Hospital Margins Uncovered’ series where they sit down with Dr. John Buck, MD, to discuss ongoing margin challenges for hospitals and how these challenges vary depending on geography and type of hospital. The team leverages statistics and brings ongoing knowledge from deals to discuss the pressures on hospital profit margins how the industry is addressing these pressures.