‘Not a gangbusters surgical environment’: HCA, Tenet, CHS and UHS on elective slowdown

Elective surgical demand softened at the four major publicly traded for-profit health systems in the third quarter of 2026 even as patient volumes grew, with executives pointing to ACA exchange coverage losses and rising out-of-pocket costs. “I would not say this is a gangbusters surgical environment right now,” Tenet Chairman and CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, […] The post ‘Not a gangbusters surgical environment’: HCA, Tenet, CHS and UHS on elective slowdown appeared first on Becker&#...