Becker's Healthcare December 31, 2025
While health systems and ASCs once viewed each other as competitors, the dynamic has evolved in recent years as ASCs solidify their place as a way to enhance patient experience and operational efficiencies while saving on costs.
Here’s what five leaders have told Becker’s in the last year about the shifting dynamic between ASCs, hospitals and health systems:
1. Steven Hanks, MD. President and CEO of St. Peter’s Health Partners (Albany, N.Y.) and St. Joseph’s Health (Syracuse, N.Y.): “That shift from an inpatient focus to an outpatient focus is one that’s been going on for some time, but it really started to take hold in 2025, and I think the timing could not be better. H.R. 1, also known...







