The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council’s (PHC4) new Cancer Surgery Volume Report, released today, provides information about the number of cancer-related surgeries performed at each Pennsylvania hospital and ambulatory surgery center, using data from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025 (state fiscal year 2025).
Reporting volume provides accurate and timely data intended to inform decisions and support effective resource allocation. Barry D. Buckingham, PHC4’s Executive Director, knows there is scientific evidence that connects quality measures and volume. Buckingham said, “Reporting surgical volume helps patients, health care providers, and communities invested in quality care and making informed decisions.” Buckingham went on to describe the new online tool, published in unification with the Cancer Surgery Volume Report, enabling ease of access and understanding of the data reported to broader communities.
This new online resource allows users to select a type of cancer surgery from a drop-down menu and use a map to select facilities reported. Supporting those looking locally or across the Commonwealth, this resource allows one to quickly access the number of surgeries for each facility. A drop-down menu by facility name is also available, which enables users to easily locate facilities performing specific cancer surgery types. This ability to quickly locate facilities, access surgical volume, and define choices serves PHC4’s mission to empower Pennsylvanians by making it easier to access the value of its reporting.
Hospital-specific inpatient volume is shown for 13 types of cancer and facility-specific outpatient volume is shown for ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient departments for five types of cancer.
PHC4 is an independent council formed under Pennsylvania statute (Act 89 of 1986, as amended by Act 15 of 2020) in order to address rapidly growing health care costs. PHC4 continues to produce comparative information about the most efficient and effective health care to individual consumers and group purchasers of health services. In addition, PHC4 produces information used to identify opportunities to contain costs and improve the quality of care delivered. For more information, visit phc4.org or review the full report here.