39% of ASCs are 15+ Years Old,
92% Have Physician Ownership:
14 Statistics on ASCs
ASC ownership and outlook is
changing, according to ASCA's 2017
Salary and Benefits Survey and Clinical
and Operational Benchmarking Survey.
Data shows ASCs are more likely to
have affiliations than in the past, and
most are more than a decade old.
Which ASC Company has Grown
the Most in 2017?
ASC companies are continuing to
expand, adding established and de
novo centers in 2016. is article
details how the large, mid-sized and
smaller chains fared over the past
year.
Hospitals, insurers and employers are eyeing surgery
centers and urgent care facilities as a means to provide
quality care at a reduced cost, making them prized
positions for investors. Large healthcare chains plan to
open more freestanding outpatient care centers over
the next year.
For example, Tenet's hospital admissions have either remained stagnant or dropped
since late 2015 while the ASC business, driven by United Surgical Partners
International, is thriving.
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Investors Turn to ASCs, Urgent Care
Centers as Hospital Demand Declines
Inside the
issue:
20 States With the
Most ASCs
p. 26
7 Hospitals, Health
Systems Opening or
Planning ASCs
p. 22
3 Biggest
Opportunities for ASCs
Today, 4 Health Reforms
That Will Affect ASCs
Most in the Future
p. 10
Former Virginia
Eye Center
Administrator Indicted
in Embezzlement Case:
5 Things to Know
p. 12
Physician's Resignation
Drives Virginia Hospital
to Close p. 50
Tenet Explores Strategic
Options, Including Sale:
9 Things to Know p. 62
California Hospital Files
for Bankruptcy After
Missing Payroll p. 52
How the CMS Final Rule
will Affect Orthopedic
ASCs: 5 Key Notes
p. 11
First Hill Surgery Center
Adds TJR — 5 Insights
p. 17
56 Statistics on ASC Operating Expenses per Case, p. 8
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