Hospital patient volumes remain well below pre-pandemic levels

Patient volumes continue to remain below pre-pandemic levels for hospitals and health systems this year as COVID-19 likely accelerated a shift to outpatient settings, a new report has found, Fierce Healthcare reports. Kaufman, Hall & Associates L.L.C. conducted a survey of 86 hospital and health system leaders and found that only 30% of orthopedic service lines were at 100% or greater of pre-pandemic levels this year, compared with 38% for radiology and 20% for neurology.