Hospital Watch

The Fund publishes the results of its health care finance work through its quarterly Hospital Watch series.   Twice a year, Hospital Watch Vital Signs reports the most up-to-date data on trends in use, operations, and financial performance of voluntary and municipal hospitals in New York City. 

More in-depth Hospital Watch reports analyze timely issues related to health care finance and utilization in New York. Recent reports have focused on:

• The use of hospital emergency departments and what those patterns say about access to care;
• Trends in ambulatory care;
• Non-residents’ use of New York hospitals; and
• The effects of changing patterns of illness on hospital finances. 

Hospital Watch special reports offer more comprehensive analyses, most recently of the deteriorating finances of New York City’s nonprofit hospitals and the resulting effect on capital investment.

The Fund’s health care finance analytical staff has also focused on related issues, including a look at how an updated version of community health planning might work for New York City.

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