Becker's Healthcare March 4, 2024
Here are nine key statistics on physician and ASC ownership changes:
1. From 2022 to 2023, the percentage of ASCs that are independent shrunk from 70% to 68%, according to a February report from VMG Health.
2. From 2011 to 2023, the number of ASCs under partnership by a national operator saw a compound annual growth rate of 3.14%.
3. The top five ASC management companies by market share — United Surgical Partners International, SCA Health, HCA Healthcare, AmSurg and Surgery Partners — increased the number of centers under management by an average of 4.85% each year since 2011.
3. Forty-eight percent of hospital systems said they had at least one ASC in 2023, up from 41% in...