For the first time since FY 2008, Moody’s found expenses outpaced revenue in nonprofit hospitals and health systems. Overall, median operating revenue growth dropped from 5.4 percent in 2011 to 5.2 percent in 2012. Net patient revenue growth dropped to 4.7 percent, more than a half-percent lower from 2011.
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