U.S. News releases its first ratings of ambulatory surgery centers. Here’s how and why they did it.

Chief Healthcare Executive May 14, 2024
Ron Southwick

After years of rating America’s hospitals, U.S. News & World Report looks at outpatient facilities. Ben Harder of U.S. News talks with us about the new ratings.

For 34 years, U.S. News & World Report has evaluated America’s hospitals, and its ratings have gained wide attention from consumers and the healthcare industry.

Now for the first time, U.S. News is releasing ratings of ambulatory surgical centers. The media outlet released its inaugural ratings of ambulatory surgical centers Tuesday morning.

U.S. News examined nearly 5,000 ambulatory surgical centers in four key areas: colonoscopy and endoscopy; ophthalmology; orthopedics and spine; and urology.

Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News, talked with Chief Healthcare Executive® about the new...

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