Health Care Chapter 11 Bankruptcies Increased 33% In First Quarter 2026

During the first quarter of 2026, Chapter 11 bankruptcies in the health care industry increased 33%, rising from nine filings in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 12 filings, according to a recent report. Senior care provider organizations and clinics/physician practices each accounted for four filings, representing about two-thirds of all first-quarter health care bankruptcies.

The bankruptcy filings by sector were as follows:

Senior care: Four filings in the first quarter, up from two in the fourth quarter of 2025. There were 13 filings during full-year 2025, up from 11 in 2024. Between 2019 and 2025 . . .