Hospitals and health systems nationwide continue to navigate uneven financial pressures that weighed on performance in late 2025 and continued to strain financial results at the start of 2026, according to the Q4 Strata Performance Trends report. 

Key findings include:

This report for MedTech organizations draws on financial, operational, and claims data sourced from Strata Decision Technology’s national network of hospitals, health systems, and other care delivery organizations.

The findings offer critical insights for vendors serving the medical industry that can inform strategic decisions around technology development, planning, and implementation.

Key findings from our Q2 2025 report include:  

The Strata Performance Trends report combines financial, operational, and claims data from hospitals, health systems, and other healthcare organizations across the country. The data show that financial performance continued to lag in Q3 2025 as organizations experienced widening disparities by system size, patient acuity, and service line mix. 

Key findings include: