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43 13th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine – Call (800) 417-2035 pany based in their consolidation deal. Surgery Partners provides a wide range of strategic, op- erational and financial services, and takes a flex- ible approach with each center. Surgery Partners also includes healthcare solutions in its portfolio, such as The Alliance, a buying group for optical products and medical supplies, and Patient Edu- cation Concepts, a provider of patient education, marketing and risk management products to the ophthalmic industry. The company has partnered with 50 single-and multispecialty ASCs across the country. The leadership team includes CEO Mike Doyle, Executive Vice President and CFO Scott T. Macomber and COO Chris Throckmorton. Surgical Care Affiliates. Surgical Care Affiliates was established in 1982 by Joel Gordon. Today, the company operates 185 healthcare facilities, including surgery centers, surgical hospitals, and hospital surgery departments, in 34 states. Surgical Care Affiliates has partnered with more than 2,000 physicians and more than 45 health systems, including Sacramento, Calif.-based Sut- ter Health and Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives. The company offers clients market development, informatics and day-to-day facility management services. Andrew Hayek is president and CEO. Surgical Development Partners. Surgical Devel- opment Partners offers turnkey ASC facility de- velopment services to physician partners as well as management services, such as managed care contracting, human resource management, regu- latory compliance and governance and quality assurance. The company believes joint venturing with a hospital typically improves ASC perfor- mance, and SDP has expertise in helping ASCs navigate partnership nuances. Structured as a pri- vately held company, SDP also provides services to acute-care hospitals, medical office buildings and imaging centers. G. Edward Alexander serves as president and CEO. Surgical Management Professionals. Surgical Management Professionals' core services include surgery center development and management, but it also provides an array of revenue cycle so- lutions including coding, billing and collections services. It has served physicians, surgery centers and hospitals for more than 25 years. Surgical Management Professionals began with the estab- lishment of Sioux Falls (S.D.) Surgical Center, a multispecialty center, and it became a separate, primarily physician-owned business entity in 2004. R. Blake Curd, MD, serves as the company's board of directors' chairman. Michael Lipomi serves as president and CEO of the company and Allison Bolger serves as CFO. Symbion Healthcare. Symbion Healthcare's network includes 57 facilities in 24 states. The company was formed in 1999 as a combination of Ambulatory Resource Centres, an owner and operator of ASCs, and UniPhy, an operator of multispecialty clinics, independent practice asso- ciations and related outpatient services. In Febru- ary 2004, the company completed an initial public offering and began trading on NASDAQ. Howev- er, in 2007, Symbion went private after its merger with Crestview Partners, a private equity firm. The company focuses on developing new facili- ties, acquiring established centers or joint ventur- ing with healthcare systems. In June, Symbion was purchased by Surgery Partners for $792 million in cash. The company was originally put up for sale for $800 million by Crestview Partners in No- vember 2013. Symbion's executive team includes Richard E. Francis, Jr., who serves as chairman of the board and CEO, and Clifford G. Adlerz, who is the president and COO. Tenet Healthcare. This healthcare services com- pany's comprehensive network includes 80 hos- pitals, 36,000 affiliated physicians and more than 190 outpatient centers. The company is investor- owned in affiliated facilities and the outpatient services division is responsible for the develop- ment and management of ambulatory surgery centers and diagnostic centers. Kyle Burtnett serves as senior vice president of the outpatient services. Texas Health Partners. Texas Health Partners was established in 2002, the result of a joint venture between Paragon Health and Texas Health Re- sources, one of the largest health systems in North Texas. It provides resources for development and management for healthcare facilities, includ- ing concept development, evaluation and joint venture relationships. Its projects include Texas Health Surgery Center Denton, a 12,500-square- foot outpatient surgery center. Krystal Mims serves as president of the company and Debbie Hay serves as CNO. TRY Health Care Solutions. TRY Health Care Solutions, headquartered in Salmon, Idaho, was founded in 2005. The company was founded by Thomas R. Yerden, an experienced surgery center executive. Mr. Yerden founded Aspen Healthcare in 1992 and during his time leading the ASC firm he developed, opened and managed more than 75 surgery centers. Aspen Healthcare was sold to a leading surgery center corporation. TRY Health Care Solutions provides operational assessments, strategic planning and works with hospital-physi- cian joint ventures and ASC mergers. United Surgical Partners International. USPI currently owns and operates more than 200 short-stay facilities all across the United States and maintains joint venture partnerships with more than 3,000 physicians and 30 health sys- tems. Founded in 1998, the company aims to pro- vide high-quality care through its facilities. USPI facilities have won numerous awards, including Voyance Health's APEX Quality Award. William Wilcox serves as CEO of the company, and Brett Brodnax serves as president and chief develop- ment officer. Vantage Outsourcing. The company provides ophthalmic instruments, medical equipment and services to hospitals and ASCs. It was established by current CEO Ann Deters as Vantage Technolo- gy, and renamed in 2009 to better reflect its focus on providing outsourced services. The company currently works with more than 150 clients in 23 states and takes a "vendor-neutral" approach to meeting its client's equipment and product needs. Visionary Enterprises. The company, now known as VEI, was incorporated in 1982 as a wholly- owned, for-profit subsidiary of Community Hos- pitals Foundation. The company's primary focus became outpatient surgical services through ASCs in 1992. VEI focuses on acquisition, development and ownership of ASCs and endoscopy centers and physician practice management services as well as management of hospital surgical services departments. The company includes surgery cen- ters located in both Indiana and Michigan. n We see value in individuality. Outpatient surgery isn't one-size-ts-all. Surgery Partners' facilities are strategically managed to meet the diverse healthcare needs of the communities and physicians we serve. To learn how to provide the best outpatient evironment for your patients, please contact BusinessDevelopment@surgerypartners.com or visit www.surgerypartners.com. We Operate Differently