How Tenet’s ASC playbook is crushing the competition

Becker's Healthcare December 4, 2024
Patsy Newitt

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is reshaping its business model to focus on its ASC arm United Surgical Partners International.

This pivot, aimed to boost profitability, enhance operational efficiency and meet the growing demand, has resulted in USPI’s massive growth and financial gains for the health system.

Here’s a breakdown on why Tenet’s ASC strategy is so successful:

Portfolio restructuring:

Tenet Healthcare has been actively selling hospitals to focus on its ASC footprint, enabling greater investment in outpatient care, which is both cost-effective and increasingly favored by patients and payers. In 2024 alone, Tenet sold 14 hospitals for more than $4.8 billion.

“We continue to believe accelerating spend at USPI is the single most accretive thing to bring value...

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