Rebalancing the System of CARE: How hospitals can turn efficiency gains into sustainable growth
Hospitals are gaining ground in efficiency but losing it in access and affordability. The Vizient System of CARE Scorecard (Q3 2024–Q2 2025) reveals an industry that has improved throughput and reduced inpatient mortality, even as capacity constraints, workforce shortages and rising costs continue to pressure performance.
Drawing on Vizient Clinical and Operational Data Base insights and Sg2’s Impact of Change® forecast, the scorecard offers a national view of where care delivery is stabilizing — and where cracks are widening.
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What the 'silver tsunami' means for the future of cardiovascular care
America's aging population is changing the healthcare landscape. By 2035, one in four Americans will be over 65, representing 23% of the U.S. population. This demographic shift is magnified in cardiovascular care, where older adults already make up the majority of patients.
Read this Fact File to understand what the 'silver tsunami' means for the future of cardiovascular care.
Patient demand is rising: Four findings for the decade that require action now
The 2025 Impact of Change® Forecast by Sg2, a Vizient company, anticipates a rise in patient demand over the next decade that will necessitate shifts in the sites of care delivery. Look for inpatient (IP) utilization spikes, outpatient (OP) volume surges, and consumerism to drive demand for more convenient access to care.
The common thread is more complex patients, increased capacity pressure, and bigger stakes. Still, healthcare systems can act now by adopting an ambulatory-first strategy, implementing sustainable capacity planning, or reimagining their workforce models.
Built to last: How data-driven growth is reshaping healthcare
In today’s fast-changing healthcare landscape, sustainable success requires aligning quality with growth. Pursuing growth without quality creates risk, while focusing solely on quality limits opportunity.
The solution is smart growth—strategically expanding what is already working while tackling performance barriers in weaker areas, streamlining revenue growth without compromising quality.
