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10 ASC MANAGEMENT Which states have the most ASCs? State-by-state breakdown By Angie Stewart C alifornia had the most Medicare-cer- tified ASCs as of June 2018, according to data from e Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Using data provided by CMS, ASCA reported the number of Medicare-certified ASCs in each state and Washington, D.C., as of June 2017 and June 2018. Here's the percentage increase or decrease for each state from 2017-18, along with the total number of ASCs: South Dakota: -10.5 percent June 2017: 19 June 2018: 17 New Mexico: -5.6 percent June 2017: 18 June 2018: 17 New Jersey: -3.7 percent June 2017: 269 June 2018: 259 Washington: -3.1 percent June 2017: 194 June 2018: 188 South Carolina: -3 percent June 2017: 67 June 2018: 65 Ohio: -2.7 percent June 2017: 186 June 2018: 181 Massachusetts: -1.8 percent June 2017: 56 June 2018: 55 Tennessee: -1.5 percent June 2017: 136 June 2018: 134 Colorado: -0.82 percent June 2017: 122 June 2018: 121 Indiana: -0.8 percent June 2017: 125 June 2018: 124 Hawaii: 0 percent June 2017: 21 June 2018: 21 Idaho: 0 percent June 2017: 52 June 2018: 52 Alabama: 0 percent June 2017: 35 June 2018: 35 California: 0 percent June 2017: 794 June 2018: 794 Iowa: 0 percent June 2017: 24 June 2018: 24 Kansas: 0 percent June 2017: 63 June 2018: 63 Maine: 0 percent June 2017: 16 June 2018: 16 Rhode Island: 0 percent June 2017: 10 June 2018: 10 Montana: 0 percent June 2017: 17 June 2018: 17 Utah: 0 percent June 2017: 41 June 2018: 41 Vermont: 0 percent June 2017: 1 June 2018: 1 Washington, D.C.: 0 percent June 2017: 3 June 2018: 3 West Virginia: 0 percent June 2017: 10 June 2018: 10 Wyoming: 0 percent June 2017: 18 June 2018: 18 Maryland: 0.3 percent June 2017: 345 June 2018: 346 Michigan: 1 percent June 2017: 99 June 2018: 100 Louisiana: 1.2 percent June 2017: 81 June 2018: 82 Nevada: 1.4 percent June 2017: 69 June 2018: 70 North Carolina: 1.9 percent June 2017: 104 June 2018: 106 Connecticut: 2.1 percent June 2017: 48 June 2018: 49 Missouri: 2.1 percent June 2017: 95 June 2018: 97 Florida: 2.2 percent June 2017: 417 June 2018: 426 Oregon: 2.3 percent June 2017: 86 June 2018: 88 Oklahoma: 2.4 percent June 2017: 42 June 2018: 43 $3M pain management ASC opening in Texas By Rachel Popa I ntegrated Pain Associates is converting a sports medicine and spine practice in Abilene, Texas, into a new ASC for $3 million, according to the Abilene Reporter News. The ASC will have three operating rooms and 10 pre- and postoperative bays. It is expected to open in July 2020. Integrated Pain Associates has nine anesthesiologists serving more than 30,000 patients at its other practices in Temple and Waco, Texas. n