The health care sector has seen a welcome slowdown in bankruptcy filings in 2025, with about one-third as many petitions filed so far this year through October, based on data from Becker’s Hospital Review. The industry has recorded at least 19 bankruptcy filings this year through October 2025, which is on track to be a significantly lower rate for the year than in 2024 and 2023. Health care companies reported 57 filings for the year in 2024 and 79 cases in 2023. It’s also fewer than half the annual filin ...

The increased rate of bankruptcy filings by health care providers, organizations, and hospitals over the previous two years has slowed down in 2025 with less than one-third as many petitions filed so far this year, based on data from Becker's Hospital Review. The health care industry has recorded at least 18 bankruptcy filings this year as of the first week of October 2025. That's significantly fewer than the 57 filings for the year in 2024 and 79 cases in 2023. It's also fewer than half the annual filin ...