Narrow Margins, Low Patient Volumes Fuel Ongoing Financial Instability for Hospitals What You Should Know: – Narrow margins, low patient volumes, and high costs fuel ongoing financial instability for U.S. hospitals, health systems, and physician groups, according to two new reports from Kaufman Hall. – U.S. hospitals and health systems saw mixed performance in March, as national COVID-19 metrics plateaued early in the month before climbing steadily again with increased spread of COVID-19 variants, as shown in the latest issue of the – Physician groups experienced volatility throug...