Becker's Healthcare September 9, 2024
Here are three growing threats that continue to plague ASCs:
Dwindling anesthesia coverage
ASCs are facing continuing obstacles to securing anesthesia coverage amid a growing shortage driven by both increased demand and providers leaving the industry.
This issue will likely continue as nearly 30% of anesthesiologists are projected to leave the practice by 2033, according to a 2023 white paper from Medicus Healthcare Solutions.
“The biggest threat to ASCs right now is stable, cost-effective anesthesia coverage,” Kelly Fowler, administrator of Vestavia Hills-based Surgical Institute of Alabama, told Becker’s. “Subsidy and stipend requests are acutely affecting all our bottom lines.”
The threat to ASC revenue is significant. Surgical services make up about 60% of a facility’s revenue, according to...
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