About the Survey
Qualifications:
This survey is intended for organizations that met these two conditions in the most recent fiscal year:
- 1. Owned, leased or sponsored one inpatient acute-care hospital, children's or critical access hospital with a unique Medicare provider number.
- 2. Owned, leased or sponsored at least one additional inpatient hospital with a unique Medicare provider number (acute-care, critical access, children's, long-term, rehabilitation or psychiatric/behavioral) OR Owned, leased or sponsored at least on of the following: a physician's group, a stand-alone urgent care facility, stand-alone ER or stand-alone outpatient facility such as a surgical center (stand-alone meaning not on the hospital campus).
Participating institutions provide total hospital, bed and physician counts as well as information about how recent trends in healthcare are affecting business decisions. This survey was first published in 1976.
View the most recent survey results: Hospital Systems, 2024
To view previous years of this report, visit the Rankings section in the Data & Insights center.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the survey timeline?
A: The 2025 survey will officially run from May 12 - June 27.
Q: How can my health system participate, and is there any cost involved?
A: There is no cost to participate in this survey. Please click the button above or send the name, title and email address of the appropriate contact(s) to [email protected] to be added to our email distribution list.
Q: What happens with this survey's results?
A: The data collected from this survey goes to create charts and rankings that illustrate a Special Feature story that is written by a Modern Healthcare reporter. Visit our Data Archive for the most recent Hospital Systems Survey results.
Q: When and where are the results published?
A: The 2025 Hospital Systems survey results will publish in the August 11 issue of Modern Healthcare. The data will also be available in our Data Archive.
Q: Can we still send in information if the deadline has passed?
A: Yes, the link will still be active for you to submit online. However, your information may not be taken into consideration for the survey results.
Q: Who can I contact with questions about this survey?
A: Kevin Davis, Survey and Data Specialist, at [email protected].
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