Becker's Healthcare December 3, 2025
ASCs are more likely to open in counties with stronger healthcare infrastructure and higher socioeconomic advantage, according to a study published in Health Affairs Scholar in October.
The cross-sectional study used 2019 county data and a standard measure of local disadvantage. Researchers then looked at which types of counties were more likely to get a new ASC between 2014 and 2021.
Here are nine trends and stats to know:
1. ASC growth clusters where ASCs already exist. The strongest predictor of a new opening was the presence of an existing ASC in the county. Adjusted opening rates were 44.7% in counties with an ASC compared to 13.8% in counties without one.
2. The total number of ASCs increased over the...
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