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52 Here are 59 companies involved in the management and development of ASCs. Note: is list is not an endorsement of any company. Acumen Healthcare (Marietta, Ga.). Andrew T. King founded Acumen Healthcare in 1999 and now serves as the company's president. Acumen Health- care offers services in development, operations and accounting. e company has experience in develop- ing more than 150 ASCs across 20 states and oper- ates under the philosophy "Do ings Right," which entails focusing on one task rather than trying to par- ticipate in a large number of projects. Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies (Rochester, N.Y.). Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies offers a range of services including conducting financial projects and feasibility studies; responding to state, CMS and accredi- tation surveys; interim administrator/clinical manage- ment services; business office, billing system and billing service reviews; as well as policy and procedure review and updates. e company offers its clients a "tiered" administrative, oversight and consulting model based on their client's specific needs. AHS was co-founded by John J. Goehle, MBA, and Vito Quatela, MD. Dr. Qua- tela currently serves as the company's CEO. Ambulatory Surgical Centers of Ameri- ca (Hanover, Mass.). Ambulatory Surgical Cen- ters of America began developing de novo when it was founded by Tom Bombardier, MD, FACS, Brent Lambert, MD, FACS, and George Violin, MD, FACS, in 1997. ASCOA continues to form de novo centers and also spends a great deal of time working with each acquired center and joint venture. e compa- ny developed, acquired and has helped turn around more than 70 surgery centers since it was founded. ASCOA currently operates 20 to 30 surgery centers across the nation. e company offers services includ- ing cost control, payer contracting and operational ef- ficiency. Luke Lambert, MBA, CFA, CASC, serves as the company's CEO. Robert Westergard is CFO, and Jeffrey Péo serves as chief development officer for AS- COA. e company continues to focus on physician ownership with joint venture centers with hospitals and hospital systems as well. AmSurg (Nashville, Tenn.). AmSurg focuses on development, management and operation of ASCs. e company has partnered with more than 1,800 physicians at AmSurg's 250 outpatient surgery centers across the nation. AmSurg focuses on the development and management of GI and eye centers throughout the nation. In 2014, 150 of AmSurg's centers performed gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures and 37 cen- ters performed ophthalmology procedures. is year, 13 AmSurg Ophthalmology Centers were recognized as a Cataract Innovator. Christopher A. Holden cur- rently serves as the president, CEO and director of AmSurg. He has more than 28 years of experience in the healthcare industry. AmSurg provides services in- cluding digital sharing of the best practices and quality measurement, in addition to advocacy in government affairs. In 2014, AmSurg acquired Sheridan Healthcare in a $2.35 billion deal. AmSurg's adjusted EPS is ex- pected to grow 15 percent because of the acquisition. AmSurg acquired Bay Area Anesthesia in Tampa, Fla., in August of this year. e recent acquisition continues AmSurg's plans to grow its anesthesia service. Arise Healthcare (Austin, Texas). Arise Health- care works to improve the financial health of a sur- gery center through its management services. Arise Healthcare offers services in revenue cycle manage- ment, accounting, bookkeeping and payroll, policies and procedures as well as accreditation assistance and mock surveys. Jared Ledger is the co-founder and managing partner of Arise Healthcare, and currently serves as the company's CEO. Arise's surgery centers are physician-centric and specialize in orthopedic, podiatry, urology, gynecology, general surgery, spine surgery, ENT and pain management procedures. Arise Healthcare was named to the Inc. 500 list of fast- growing private companies. Arise Healthcare ranked 1,169 on the list this year. Artisan Medical (Reston, Va.). Artisan Medical has developed more than 35 ASCs in 23 states with its partners since it was founded in 2003. Artisan Medi- cal's services include developing financial projects, planning for and purchasing equipment, assisting in credentialing staff, licensing medical providers and vendors, assisting in training and devising and im- plementing governance policies. Jesse Chamberlain serves as the company's managing partner and has more than 15 years of experience in healthcare. He organizes ASC partnership teams and uses strategies to recruit new physicians for ASCs. ASD Management (Los Angeles and Dallas, Texas). ASD Management was founded by Robert Zasa and Joseph Zasa and has been in business since 1986. Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Robert Zasa as an outstanding healthcare leader. He received the 2015 Healthcare Leadership award for ASD's posi- tive impact on the Los Angeles business community. ASD Management currently owns or provides man- agement services for 25 centers. Since it was founded, the company has developed and managed more than 125 ambulatory surgery centers. ASD Management was one of the first management companies to devise benchmarking data for ASCs to monitor and manage net revenue, reimbursement and variable expense. ASD's leading experts provide ASCs with many man- agement services including compliance and billing audits, cash management, total staff management and physician promotions. ASD Management op- erates centers in partnership with physicians or as physician/hospital ventures. e ASCs are located throughout the United States in New Jersey, Illinois, California, Virginia, New Jersey, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, Louisi- ana and Wisconsin. 59 ASC Management & Development Companies to Watch in 2016 By Carrie Pallardy, Anuja Vaidya, Mary Rechtoris and Megan Wood 59 ASC Management & Development Companies to Watch in 2016