Becker's Healthcare August 21, 2024
Patsy Newitt

Four ASC owners, operators and developers are joining forces to form Ker Leader Medical — a surgery center development company focused on aligning independent ASCs.

Longtime ASC owner-operators, Mark Quigley and John Webb, along with ASC developer Woodrow Moore and analyst Arjun Gangakhedkar, started Ker Medical, which aims to create a network of independent ASCs, earlier this year.

Their model is a response to ASC physician investor concerns and current market forces, Mr. Moore said in an interview with Becker’s, factoring in “what has historically pleased and also made surgeon-owners concerned with their existing management, equity and/or health system partners.”

As the fragmented ASC industry begins to consolidate, Ker Medical allows for a consolidation alternative, Mr. Moore said. By...

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