HealthLeaders Media May 11, 2022
An orthopedic ambulatory surgery center executive says an easing in the upward trajectory of ASC growth is unlikely.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– In 2020, there were more than 5,800 ambulatory surgery centers performing an estimated 30 million procedures.
– For healthcare providers, ASCs are an opportunity to have more control over how episodes of care are done compared to the hospital setting.
– For patients, ASCs offer a better patient experience and avoid hospital-acquired infections.
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the growth of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and growth is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, an ASC expert says.
The first ASC in the United States opened in 1970 and explosive growth happened through the late 1980s and into...
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