The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in University City performed more cancer surgeries than any other hospital in Southeastern Pennsylvania in the year ended June 30, 2023, according to a state report.
Hospitals in Southeastern Pennsylvania performed slightly fewer inpatient cancer surgeries last year,The number of inpatient cancer surgeries fell last year to 9,480 from 9,675 in 2022. A factor in the overall 2% decline was a shift of prostate surgeries from inpatient to outpatient, the independent group said.The University of Pennsylvania Health System’s hospitals maintained their lead in the regional market for inpatient cancer surgeries. Penn’s35% for the year ended June 30, from 30% in 2017. These figures do not include Lancaster General or Princeton Medical Center, both owned by Penn.
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in University City led in all types of cancer surgery, with the exception of pancreas surgeries and bladder surgeries .In its new report, the council for the first time provided data on outpatient procedures in ambulatory surgery centers. Privately owned Abington Surgical Center in Willow Grove had the largest number of breast cancer surgeries in a surgery center, with 233, followed by Jefferson Surgical Center at the Navy Yard, with 108 surgeries.
Historically, the council has included breast cancer surgeries done in a hospital on an outpatient basis in the inpatient surgery count. The Inquirer followed that practice for the 2023 data to have comparable data with earlier years.