The number of ASCs is growing across the U.S. as patients and payers demand more outpatient surgery.
Five states have seen their ASC counts grow by at least 10 percent since 2020, according to CMS data compiled by the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Texas and California lead the pack, each with 32 ASCs added since 2020.
SCA Health, an ASC management company owned by Optum, has added new surgical facilities since March of 2021.
SCA now has over 320 surgical facilities, up from 230 last year. In addition, while they used to serve 8,000 physicians across 35 states, they now serve 9,200.
From Becker’s Thursday August 18th, 2022 – here are five updates on private equity since Aug. 4 that ASC leaders need to know:
Be sure to read this article from Becker’s ASC Review “Where 5 physician owners see big growth in the next 2 years“.
Five surgeons and ASC owners talk share how they’re thinking about growth and investments in the next two years.
From Becker’s ASC Review…
Paige Haeffele writes in her July 28, 2022 article “The booming healthcare trend drawing investors to ASCs”
The draw of value-based care systems is becoming more apparent as big health industry players, investors and health systems migrate to the lower costs and better patient outcomes they provide.
Many ASC companies are securing partnerships to bolster value-based care. In May, Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners joined with ValueHealth to bring its value-based surgical care to its practices.
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