March/April 2022 • Vol. 2022 No. 3
USPI vs. SCA vs.
Surgery Partners:
How the big 3 stack up
The largest ASC chains keep getting
bigger, and three of the top companies
have hundreds of ASCs and thousands
of physicians.
Bad news for Optum
Amid lingering antitrust issues, Optum's
$13 billion acquisition of a data analytics
firm could be in jeopardy after the Justice
Department sued to stop the transaction.
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THE NEXT 3 HOT SPOTS FOR
ASC GROWTH
The number of ASCs in Florida and Texas have grown rapidly
in the past five years due to an increased demand for elective
surgery and a favorable regulatory environment.
INSIDE THE ISSUE:
Largest ASC chains
by No. of physicians —
USPI has 11,000+ p. 12
ASC power players:
5 people to know p. 12
4 ways GI ASCs can
thrive in a competitive
market p. 35
Surgery Center Services
of America opening 6
ASCs p. 24
Average ASC revenue
per case for each
specialty: 2022
p. 10
The 'sure thing'
investment that surgery
center owners should
capitalize on
p. 23
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STORIES INSIDE
4 major obstacles for the ASC industry p. 18
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