Becker's Healthcare June 12, 2023
ASC development is becoming increasingly lucrative for health systems and hospitals as more complex procedures move to the outpatient setting.
Although the ASC industry is largely fragmented, Tenet Healthcare, HCA Healthcare and Optum are leading the charge in big chain ASC development.
Dallas-based Tenet, parent company of United Surgical Partners International, has been focusing on ASC development for years. The health system operates more than 445 ASCs — the most of any system — and 24 surgical hospitals.
USPI, the largest ASC chain in the country, also employs more than 11,000 physicians, including 6,000 physician partners, across the 35 states it serves.
In 2021, USPI acquired Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development and its more than 90 ASCs,...