February 2025 Utilization Report

Three out of five of our focus utilization metrics present a slight increase in volumes this month. Acute care admissions show a slight decrease in average daily volumes going from -11% below pre-COVID baseline in January to -12% in February, and emergency department visits’ average daily volumes remained at -22% below baseline from January to February. Ambulatory surgeries show the biggest increase in average daily volumes going from -5% below baseline in January to 5% over baseline this month, followed by observation admissions increasing from -4% below baseline last month to 1% over baseline this month.
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