Becker's Healthcare May 8, 2024
ASCs and other small businesses have struggled to stay afloat amid rising practice costs, staffing shortages and reimbursement declines.
Here are three notable ASC closures in the last year:
1. Canfield (Ohio) Surgery Center, run by Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health Ambulatory Ventures and Compass Surgical, will officially close its doors on June 1, with the last procedure scheduled for May 27. According to employees, while business had been picking up, the ASC was projected to lose $2.5 million this year.
2. The Salem, Ore.-based Willamette Surgery Center will be demolished after closing its doors last fall. The ASC, which was originally owned...