Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) is experiencing an “incredibly busy year” when it comes to United Surgical Partners International (USPI), its large ambulatory surgery center (ASC) business. In part, all of the action is driven by an increase in ASC higher-acuity caseload, with total joint replacements in Tenet’s ASCs up 23% year over year, with ongoing growth in urology and gastrointestinal (GI) procedures as well. Overall same-facility surgery volumes for Tenet’s ambulatory arm were … [Read more...]