Becker's Healthcare May 20, 2024
While the percentage of independent ASCs is shrinking, the market remains dominated by physician-owned centers as ownership offers huge benefits for investing physicians.
Here are three key reasons physicians are looking to ASCs:
Financial gain:
ASC ownership is a rewarding investment for many physicians, particularly since operational risk can often be distributed across physician shareholders.
“I invested in myself for intellectual property and the ASC model,” Robert Bray Jr., MD, founder of Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center, told Becker’s. “When I began over 25 years ago, I could not get a bank loan or contract to start. Be cautious with management companies. Although, after learning from missteps in the past, I am extremely happy with...