Surgical Care Affiliates, based in Deerfield, Ill., formed a partnership with Surgical Center of Connecticut in Bridgeport.
Here are five points:
1. Surgical Center of Connecticut providers offer gastroenterology, orthopedics, spine, urology and pain management services.
2. A physician-led ASC, Surgical Center of Connecticut is comprised of 20 physician partners.
3. SCA's partnership with Surgical Center of Connecticut and its recent partnership with Norwich, Conn.-based River Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center expands its presence in the state to six locations.
4. SCA and Surgical Center of Connecticut's partnership went into effect on Nov. 1, 2016.
5. SCA and Surgical Center of Connecticut's physician partners jointly own the center.
"We are excited to partner with the physicians of SCC to serve the outpatient surgical needs of the residents of Fairfield County," said Tim Buono, group vice president, SCA. "This partnership expands SCA's position as a leading provider of high-quality, low-cost surgeries in the state of Connecticut."