Becker's Healthcare November 12, 2025
In a Nov. 7 episode of Becker’s Spine and Orthopedic Podcast, Earl Kilbride, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Austin (Texas) Orthopedic Institute, discussed the issues shaping healthcare and ASCs in 2025.
Here are three key trends identified during the discussion:
1. Consolidation: “I’m in a six-man, small, independently owned private practice group, so one of the biggest threats to our survival is consolidation, whether that be with private equity or under the employed model,” Dr. Kilbride said.
ASC chains control about 33.5% of freestanding ASCs, with the remaining 66.5% still held by independents, according to VMG Health. But that number may soon start to slip. While ASC deal volume dropped by 50% in the first half of 2025 compared to...
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