UHS · 10-Q · 2026Q2 · Full report

Acute Care Demand Trends

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC · 2026-08-07 · Importance 43 · Surprise 32

Same Facility acute-care net revenue increased 8.2% in the second quarter and first six months of 2026. Second-quarter inpatient admissions increased 1.5%, adjusted admissions increased 2.9%, patient days increased 1.7%, and adjusted patient days increased 3.1% year over year. Net revenue per adjusted admission rose 3.0% and net revenue per adjusted patient day rose 2.8%, while average available-bed occupancy was 64% versus 65% in the prior-year quarter. For the six-month period, inpatient admissions were unchanged, adjusted admissions increased 1.4%, patient days increased 0.4%, and adjusted patient days increased 1.9%, with occupancy steady at 67%.

Key facts

• The increase in income before income taxes included a $53 million, or 10.7%, increase in income before income taxes from acute care hospital services on a Same Facility basis, partially offset by a $29 million increase in aggregate pre-tax losses at Alan B. Miller Medical Center and Cedar Hill Medical Center. source
• Average licensed beds (Same Facility) for three months ended June 30, 2026: 7,330; for three months ended June 30, 2025: 7,159. source
• Average daily census (Same Facility) for three months ended June 30, 2026: 4,612.2; for three months ended June 30, 2025: 4,537.2. source
• Occupancy based on available beds (Same Facility) for three months ended June 30, 2026: 64.4%; for three months ended June 30, 2025: 64.9%. source
• Inpatient admissions to acute care hospitals increased by 1.5% and adjusted admissions increased by 2.9% during the three months ended June 30, 2026 versus the comparable quarter of 2025. source