Report: Nation’s hospitals losing about $50 billion a month fighting pandemic

Posted on: 5/8/20

In a new report, the American Hospital Association (AHA) estimates that the financial impact to hospitals and health systems from COVID-19 expenses and revenue losses over the four-month period from March 1 and June 30 totals $202.6 billion, with losses averaging over $50 billion per month. The estimate includes the costs of COVID-19 hospitalizations, canceled and foregone services, purchasing needed personal protective equipment and providing additional support to hospital workers. To read more, click here.