• FY2010 Characteristics Report Executive Summary

  (June 2012) This summary offers a brief overview of America’s Safety Net Hospitals and Health Systems, 2010: Results of the Annual NAPH Hospital Characteristics Survey.

• America’s Safety Net Hospitals and Health Systems, 2010: Results of the Annual NAPH Hospital Characteristics Survey

  (June 2012) This monograph examines the utilization and financial characteristics of NAPH members in 2010. Key findings for member hospitals include comparatively high levels of uncompensated care delivered, an increasing volume of care provided in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and the continued delivery of critical services to underserved populations.

• Study Reveals NAPH Members are 'Providers of Choice' for All Patients

  (May 2011) This brief summarizes the findings from 10 years of data collected as part of the NAPH Annual Characteristics Survey. The study reveals past challenges for NAPH members including growing service demands, limited capacity, changing payer mix, and uncertain financing. NAPH members have increasingly become providers of choice attracting patients of all insurance types. Find out how these trends may influence safety net hospitals as they navigate health reform.

• 2009 Annual Survey: Safety Net Hospitals and Health Systems Fulfill Mission in Uncertain Times

  (February 2011) This brief summarizes the results of the 2009 NAPH Characteristics Survey. Key findings for member hospitals include increased volumes of care delivered in both inpatient and outpatient settings (particularity to low-income populations), continued demand for specialized services (like trauma and burn care) from public hospitals, and the critical importance of Medicaid in funding NAPH members.

• America’s Public Hospitals and Health Systems, 2009: Results from the Annual NAPH Hospital Characteristics Survey

  (December 2010) This monograph examines the utilization and financial characteristics of NAPH members in 2009. Key findings for member hospitals include comparatively high levels of uncompensated care being administered, an increasing volume of care being provided in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and the continued delivery of critical services to underserved populations.

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