Becker's Healthcare August 1, 2024
Following a slower-than-expected onboarding process, Saum Sutaria, MD, CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, said that the company “feels good” about the acquisition progress and doesn’t think of the ASCs as a separate entity than USPI.
“It’s within our markets,” Dr. Sutaria said in a July 24 second- quarter earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. “The assets have been distributed into our geographic management model fully with our field operators, so it’s not like there’s a separate segment or a separate management team or a separate recruiting pipeline or anything like that.”
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