Urgent care capabilities can act as a “front door” to higher-acuity services. That, in turn, can be a boon to ambulatory surgery center (ASC) expansion. This was Ardent Health Partners Inc. (NYSE: ARDT) CEO Marty Bonick’s sentiment on the outpatient market during the company’s investor presentation on March 10. “There’s about 5.6 million people that live in our markets,” Bonick said. “We saw over 1.2 million unique patients last year. … As we can get more people into our system, they’re … [Read more...]
‘There Are Opportunities to Expand Both in the Hospital and Beyond’: Ardent Health Doubles Down on Ambulatory Growth Strategy
One of the newer publicly traded health care companies on the market – Ardent Health Partners Inc. (NYSE: ARDT) – has been very clear about its ambulatory care ambitions. Executives at the Brentwood, Tennessee-based Ardent Health doubled down on those ambitions Thursday, emphasizing that outpatient expansion is central to the company’s vision for the future as more patients look for convenient sites of care outside of the hospital. “During 2024, we advanced our ambulatory growth strategy, … [Read more...]
Ardent Health CEO: ASC Growth Strategy Likely to Be A ‘Longer Build,’ Focused on De Novos
Ardent Health (NYSE: ARDT) is pushing to meet patients where they are, whether in a hospital, an outpatient clinic, or through digital solutions, CEO Marty Bonick said Jan. 14 during the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. That also is likely to increasingly include ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in the future. “We operate in eight growing, mid-sized urban markets, … with a very consumer-centric focus in terms of how we’re growing and expanding,” Bonick said. Ardent currently … [Read more...]