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8 ASC MANAGEMENT 56 Statistics on ASC Operating Expenses per Case By Laura Dyrda V MG Health released the VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intel- limarker 2017, including statistics on ASC operating expenses per case. Here are 56 statistics on operating expenses per case at ASCs across the country: All facilities 1. Employee salaries and wages: $412 2. Taxes and benefits: $94 3. Occupancy costs: $114 4. Drugs and medical supplies: $456 5. Other medical costs: $7 6. Insurance: $11 7. General and administrative: $305 8. Total operating expenses: $1,400 Atlantic 9. Employee salaries and wages: $362 10. Taxes and benefits: $91 11. Occupancy costs: $97 12. Drugs and medical supplies: $391 13. Other medical costs: $6 14. Insurance: $13 15. General and administrative: $272 16. Total operating expenses: $1,232 Midwest 17. Employee salaries and wages: $357 18. Taxes and benefits: $83 19. Occupancy costs: $108 20. Drugs and medical supplies: $463 21. Other medical costs: $9 22. Insurance: $17 23. General and administrative: $336 24. Total operating expenses: $1,374 Mountain 25. Employee salaries and wages: $449 26. Taxes and benefits: $102 27. Occupancy costs: $122 28. Drugs and medical supplies: $463 29. Other medical costs: $7 30. Insurance: $8 31. General and administrative: $289 32. Total operating expenses: $1,405 Northeast 33. Employee salaries and wages: $393 34. Taxes and benefits: $87 35. Occupancy costs: $118 36. Drugs and medical supplies: $425 37. Other medical costs: $15 38. Insurance: $11 39. General and administrative: $253 40. Total operating expenses: $1,302 Pacific 41. Employee salaries and wages: $516 42. Taxes and benefits: $132 43. Occupancy costs: $124 44. Drugs and medical supplies: $492 45. Other medical costs: $9 46. Insurance: $15 47. General and administrative: $325 48. Total operating expenses: $1,612 South 49. Employee salaries and wages: $393 50. Taxes and benefits: $93 51. Occupancy costs: $120 52. Drugs and medical supplies: $486 53. Other medical costs: $6 54. Insurance: $9 55. General and administrative: $333 56. Total operating expenses: $1,440 n Lahey Health Lays Off 75 Employees as ASC Visits Plummet 4.5% — 5 Things to Know By Mary Rechtoris To truncate expenses, Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Health is laying off nearly 75 employees, according to America Closed. Here are five things to know: 1. During the six-month period ending March 31, the health system suffered a series of losses. Emergency visits plummeted 0.9 percent and ASC visits fell 4.5 percent. 2. Lahey Health had operating losses totaling $37.3 million for the period, substantially more than the $3.8 million in operating losses for the same period of 2016. 3. The layoffs' timing coincides with the health system's planned merger with Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Cen- ter. A Lahey spokesperson said the job cuts have "nothing to do with the planned affiliation." The spokesperson attributed the layoffs to the "challenging healthcare environment." 4. Administrative and management positions will comprise the bulk of the job cuts. 5. Lahey Health employs nearly 14,500 individuals. n Campbell Clinic has Sights Set on ASC in $30M Expansion Plans: 5 Things to Know By Mary Rechtoris G ermantown, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic is planning a 120,000-square-foot expansion, according to Commercial Appeal. Here are five things to know: 1. Through the expansion, Campbell Clinic will build an ASC. 2. The surgery center will house eight operating rooms. 3. The expansion will also feature additional outpa- tient orthopedic clinical space, imaging suites and physical therapy. 4. Campbell Clinic's expansion plans total $30 million. 5. The clinic aims to start construction midway through next year and open the facilities near the second half of 2019. n