Alaska regulators give Surgery Center of Kenai green light for expansion plans: 5 key points

The Surgery Center of Kenai (Alaska) plans to expand through a second operating room, according to Peninsula Clarion.

Here are five key points:

1. State regulators allowed the surgery center to add the operating room without requiring certificate-of-need approval.

2. The Surgery Center of Kenai's second OR will help alleviate much of the backlog in cases as the demand for outpatient surgery increases, according to the Clarion.

3. The Surgery Center of Kenai's second OR has an expected cost of about $678.38.

4. Kenai-based Central Peninsula Hospital, a community-owned hospital, says the surgery center's second OR will hurt the hospital financially. The hospital declined a transfer agreement with the surgery center in 2014.

5. Harold Gear, the ASC's vice president of outpatient surgery, said to the Clarion in 2014,"The hospitals are huge organizations that are very expensive, and they're expensive because all these different pieces of it are running parts that cost money. Our Surgery Center of Kenai is not a ginormous beast. It's a lot smaller, a lot scaled-back. That's what helps save costs."

Copyright © 2024 Becker's Healthcare. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Cookie Policy. Linking and Reprinting Policy.

 

Featured Webinars

Featured Whitepapers

Featured Podcast