Becker's Healthcare August 16, 2024
Large health systems are forming partnerships and joint ventures for the development or management of ASCs as care continues to shift from inpatient to outpatient settings.
“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.
At the beginning of 2024, 60% of health system leaders expressing interest in outpatient surgery joint ventures.
Here are five major health systems looking to ASCs to drive growth:
Ascension (St. Louis)
Ascension is looking to ASCs for its...