July 2025 Utilization Report

Reflejos: A look at Fig. 1 below outlines the percentage change in average daily volumes for DC hospitals from June to July 2025 compared to a January 2020 pre-COVID baseline. Acute care admissions declined, moving from -10% below baseline in June to -15% in July. Although there was a slight increase in emergency visits this month, they steadily remain below pre-pandemic levels at -24% in July. Observation patient volumes decreased slightly, falling from -8% below baseline in June to -10% in July. Ambulatory surgery volumes continue to show recovery to the baseline, though an increase from 1% above baseline in June to 7% in July was observed. Psychiatric admissions show a minor increase in volumes this month going from -20% below pre-COVID baseline in June to -16% in July.