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37 ASC Surgical Care Affiliates rebrands to go beyond ASCs By Laura Dyrda S urgical Care Affiliates, one of the largest ASC networks in the U.S., rebranded to SCA Health. "Our new brands represents the evo- lution of our business — all that we are today and all that we will become. It also represents our growth into many aspects of specialty care as we sup- port physician specialists, care for more patients and welcome new part- ners into our family of businesses," states the company's website. SCA Health also updated its logo to symbolize forward growth mo- mentum and added a tagline: "The future of specialty care." The compa- ny, which pioneered the managed service organization model aligning physicians around the transition to value-based care, now aims to move past the ASC management compa- ny label to become a leader in spe- cialty care. In addition to supporting a net- work of more than 260 surgical fa- cilities and 8,500 physicians, SCA Health supports physician practices through Optum Specialty Practices, providing resources to physician practices transitioning to value- based care. SCA Health also helps employers and employees navigate healthcare coverage decisions through the Surgical Management Solutions, a platform connecting users with lo- cal surgeons and facilities where they can save up to 50 percent on the cost of care. SCA Health also ac- quired Global 1, a value-based care platform that serves as a convener for the company's bundled payment contracts, early last year. Finally, SCA health launched the SCA Physician Development Insti- tute last year to support musculo- skeletal physicians and allied health professionals. The institute is an ed- ucational platform on the business side of medicine with a focus on the outpatient migration of orthopedic procedures. n 10 ASC companies ranked by number of surgery centers By Marcus Robertson D allas-based United Surgical Partners International and Nashville, Tenn.- based AmSurg rank No. 1 and No. 2 as ASC companies with the most surgery centers. Here are the top 10: 1. USPI: 404 2. AmSurg: 250+ 3. Surgical Care Affiliates (Deerfield, Ill.): 260+ 4. HCA Healthcare (Nashville.): 124 5. Surgery Partners (Brentwood, Tenn.): 126 6. SurgCenter Development (Towson, Md.): 92 7. PE GI Solutions (Jamison, Pa.): 90+ 8. Azura Vascular Care (Malvern, Pa.): 62+ 9. ValueHealth (Leawood, Kan.): 50+ 10. Covenant Physician Partners (Nashville): 48 n The Orthopaedic Institute buys stake in ValueHealth ASC in Florida By Marcus Robertson P rivate equity-backed prac- tice management company Orthopedic Care Partners is buying an ownership stake in value- based care company ValueHealth's ASC in The Villages, Fla. OCP is investing in the ASC through Gainesville, Fla.-based member practice the Orthopaedic Institute, the company said May 24. OCP comprises practices including the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., Creve Coeur, Mo.-based Motion Orthopaedics and Tucson (Ariz.) Orthopaedic Institute. The 28,000-square-foot ASC will occupy the second floor of the Center for Advanced Healthcare at Brownwood (Fla.). It is being de- veloped as a joint venture between ValueHealth, the Orthopaedic In- stitute and physician partners from The Villages Health. It will house four operating rooms and four procedure rooms, with room for future expansion. It will offer services in gastroenterol- ogy, pain management, gynecol- ogy, urology and orthopedics. The center will perform total joint replacements guided by Muve, ValueHealth's hyperspecialty or- thopedic program. The ASC will join ValueHealth's national Ambulatory Centers of Excellence network with an ad- vanced certification in total joint replacement. The center will work with the neighboring Brownwood Hotel & Spa to offer recovery-fo- cused suites. The ASC is expected to be com- plete by the end of 2022 and open to patients beginning in 2023. With the expansion and investment, OCP member the Orthopaedic In- stitute is also adding a medical of- fice building lease in Brownwood. The practice plans to open it by Sept. 1. n

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