Demographic data can reveal so much about an ambulatory surgery center’s (ASC’s) patient population, revenue sources and scheduling challenges. And understanding that data can be key to a surgery center’s success. New data from HST Pathways help underscore this idea. HST researchers analyzed over 5.3 million cases across 635 ASCs from Q1 2020 to Q2 2025 to create descriptive benchmarks, aiming to illustrate the procedures different populations undergo and how those procedures appear in … [Read more...]
ASCs Focus on Culture, Staffing Flexibility Amid Unprecedented Health Care Leadership Turnover
Hospital and outpatient surgery center leadership has experienced unprecedented turnover in 2025, caused by economic pressures, technological demands and a shifting workforce culture. As CEO and similar departures rise, organizations are adopting new strategies to stabilize teams and maintain continuity. Through July 2025, hospital CEO exits rose nearly 15% year over year. This occurs even as the overall rate of CEO turnover across industries begins to slow, according to a report from … [Read more...]
The Future of ASCs Looks Promising as Payers Seek Cost-Efficiencies
The future looks promising for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) as the health care industry’s focus on cost efficiencies shifts toward where surgical procedures are performed. Surgeries with increasing complexity, once limited to hospitals, are now shifting to ASCs, indicating continued growth for the foreseeable future. A recent Jefferies equity research report highlighted the structural tailwinds driving this transformation and projected 6% to 8% growth for the ASC sector through … [Read more...]
Cardiologist Pay Hits Record High Amid Productivity Plateau, Workforce Strains and Growing Reliance on APPs
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) specializing in cardiology may see higher compensation levels for key members of the clinical team, as cardiovascular provider pay reached record levels in 2024, despite decreased productivity and more limited access to care. That’s based on MedAxiom’s 2025 Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey, which analyzed data from 232 cardiovascular programs involving 6,830 providers nationwide. Overall, the report painted a more complex … [Read more...]
‘From the Ground Up’: Service Expansion, Rapid Growth on Horizon for Joint Replacement Center
The Joint Replacement Center of Louisiana opened in Lake Charles in January 2023. Just two years later, the center has experienced 20% year-over-year growth in 2025 and expanded to include pain injections, oral maxillofacial dentistry and cosmetic plastic surgery. ASC News interviewed Administrator Jenny Bono to learn more about the center’s strategy and upcoming plans for further growth and expansion. The conversation below has been edited for clarity and length. Can you provide an … [Read more...]
Incisionless Surgical Tech Startup Petal Surgical Emerges with $10M in Series A
Petal Surgical has entered the health care scene with a goal to remove the need for incisions during surgery. On Oct. 20, the company, which was founded in 2021, announced it had raised nearly $20 million in funding, including a $10 million Series A round, to accomplish precisely that. This funding will not only enable the company to expand its goals and technology, but also continue recruiting new talent to support its innovative surgical approach, which uses acoustic liquefaction — a … [Read more...]
UCLA Health Closes 2 ASCs, But Market Outlook Remains Strong
UCLA Health officials have confirmed the closure of two small community ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), adding to a string of facility closures over the last two years. The closures are reportedly a cost-cutting measure, and the closure date provided was Dec. 5. “As part of a restructure to improve efficiency, UCLA Health has made the difficult decision to close operations at two small community ambulatory centers in Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks,” a UCLA Health spokesperson told … [Read more...]
Physician Growth, Anesthesia Pressures Top of Mind for ASC Leadership
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are facing complex challenges as they approach 2026. Costs are increasing, physician recruitment is becoming more competitive, and anesthesiology coverage remains a concern. This was all revealed in the recently published VMG Health 2026 Leader Expectations Survey. In September, VMG surveyed 97 leaders from independent and joint-venture ASCs to gain better insight into industry trends and priorities. While ASC leaders remain optimistic about the … [Read more...]
ASC Expansion Driven by Technology, Demographic Changes and Strategic Mergers
The health care industry anticipates substantial growth in outpatient services over the next decade as technology progresses, and an aging population demands more frequent and complex care. That’s based on a new report by Colliers on the growth of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Outpatient care is expanding into new regions and service areas to enhance efficiency and patient treatment, creating new opportunities for partnerships and acquisitions for both national and regional hospital … [Read more...]
Health System Ambulatory Care Strategies Focus on Scalable Care Models, Underserved Markets
Health systems are reassessing and expanding their ambulatory care strategies in response to shifting patient expectations, workforce challenges and increasing financial pressures. That’s according to a new report from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) at UPMC Enterprises and KLAS Research. The report details how midsize to large integrated health systems in the U.S. are developing their strategies, focusing on scalable care models in high-growth or underserved markets. Key areas of … [Read more...]