Becker's Healthcare September 19, 2024
Hospitals continue to look to ASCs for growth opportunities as they face mounting financial pressures and struggle to maintain operating margins.”
A recent survey of health system executives by VMG Health found that 60% of leaders were considering pursuing outpatient surgery joint ventures in 2024 — the highest area of interest of any potential specialty partnerships.
“Historically, health systems didn’t always embrace surgery centers because of the financial impact and perceived competition. But now, a lot of health systems view ASCs as an important part of their delivery network and want to be involved in a bigger way,” Aric Burke, CEO of Phoenix-based Atlas Healthcare Partners, told Becker’s.
St. Louis-based Ascension is looking to ASCs for its growth plans...
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