Company: THC
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000070318-25-000009
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Company: TENET HEALTHCARE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
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7) interest expense, (8) litigation and investigation (costs) benefit, net of insurance recoveries, (9) net gains (losses) on sales, consolidation and deconsolidation of facilities, (10) impairment and restructuring charges and acquisition‑related costs, (11) depreciation and amortization, and (12) income (loss) from divested and closed businesses (i.e., health plan businesses). Litigation and investigation costs do not include ordinary course of business malpractice and other litigation and related expense.

We also present certain operational metrics and statistics in order to provide additional insight into our operational performance efficiency and to help investors better understand management’s view and strategic focus. We define these operational metrics and statistics as follows:

Adjusted admissions—represents actual admissions in the period adjusted to include outpatient services provided by facilities in our Hospital Operations segment by multiplying actual admissions by the sum of gross inpatient revenues and outpatient revenues and dividing the result by gross inpatient revenues;

Adjusted patient days—represents actual patient days in the period adjusted to include outpatient services provided by facilities in our Hospital Operations segment by multiplying actual patient days by the sum of gross inpatient revenues and outpatient revenues and dividing the result by gross inpatient revenues; and

Utilization of licensed beds—represents patient days divided by the number of days in the period divided by average licensed beds.

MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AND TRENDS

Industry Trends and Healthcare Policy Changes—We believe that several key trends are continuing to shape the demand for healthcare services: (1) consumers, employers and insurers are actively seeking lower‑cost solutions and better value with respect to healthcare spending; (2) patient volumes are shifting from inpatient to outpatient settings due to technological advances and demand for care that is more convenient, affordable and accessible; (3) the growing aging population requires greater chronic disease management and higher‑acuity treatment; and (4) consolidation continues across the entire healthcare sector. Furthermore, the healthcare industry, in general, and the acute care hospital business, in particular, continue to be subject to significant legislative and regulatory uncertainty. Changes in federal or state healthcare laws, 

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regulations, funding policies or reimbursement practices, especially those involving reductions to government payment rates or access to insurance coverage, could have a significant impact on our future revenues and expenses.

Staffing and Labor Trends—We compete with other healthcare providers in recruiting and retaining