August 2025 Utilization Report

 

Reflejos: Fig. 1 below outlines the percentage change in monthly volumes for DC hospitals from July to August 2025 compared to a January 2020 pre-COVID baseline. All metrics show a decrease in volumes this month with the exception of observation admissions which went from -13% below baseline in July to -8% in August, and acute care admissions remained constant at -14% this month. Psychiatric admissions and ambulatory surgeries declined going from -19% to -22%, and 4% over baseline to -4% respectively. Emergency department visits also present a slight decline in volumes this month going from -26% below baseline last month to -27% in August.

 

 

Specialty hospitals admissions present a statistical shift this month as they remain over the median for the sixth consecutive month as depicted in Fig. 2 below.