Here are 10 companies for hospitals and ASCs to know.
The C/N Group — The C/N Group is a family-owned and operated company that develops and operates ASCs, imaging centers and several other healthcare properties across the county. Serving the healthcare industry since 1980, The C/N Group's services include project development, healthcare management and healthcare consulting. www.thecng.com
GOJO — GOJO is a skin health and hygiene solutions company. The company focuses on creating hand cleaning, handwashing, hand sanitizing and skin care formulas that can be utilized in a variety of settings, including healthcare settings. In addition to providing healthcare providers with solutions that help fight against infection control, GOJO also provides platforms and education tools focused on hand hygiene and improved patient outcomes. www.gojo.com
Health Inventures — Health Inventures provides strategic and business planning, joint venture formation, facility development and operations management for ASCs. Since 1995, they have provided support to hospitals and health systems and currently manage ASCs and surgical hospitals throughout the United States. www.healthinventures.com
Medical Facilities Corporation — Medical Facilities Corp. owns at least a 51 percent interest in four specialty surgical hospitals, located in South Dakota and Oklahoma, as well as 51 percent interests in an ASC in California, according to the company's website. The specialty hospitals feature a total of 30 operating rooms and 51 recovery beds. The ASC itself has two operating rooms and one procedure room. www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca
NovaMed — NovaMed acquires, develops and manages surgery centers in partnership with physicians. Founded in 1995, the company went public in 1999. The company has an outstanding reputation as a high-integrity company and currently manages more than 30 ASC locations throughout the country. The company increased its revenue by 8 percent to nearly $38.8 million during the third quarter of 2009. www.novamed.com
Pinnacle III — Pinnacle III is a growing and smart management company specializing in turnkey operational development, operational management and revitalization for ASCs. The company offers equity and non-equity models as well as joint venture opportunities for single- and multi-specialty ASCs. www.pinnacleiii.com
RMC MedStone — RMC MedStone focuses on acquiring ambulatory surgery centers and small hospitals, focused on surgery, in partnership with physicians. The company manages the operations and growth of the facilities it acquires through its affiliated entity, RMC MedStone Management. RMC MedStone also manages the conversion process for ASCs that have matured to the point where providing hospital services is appropriate. RMC MedStone is a fully owned subsidiary of Dallas-based RM Crowe, a leading real estate developer and property manager. www.medstonecapital.com
Serbin Surgery Center Billing — Serbin Surgery Center Billing is a company that offers coding, billing and collections expertise to ASCs. Specific services to ASCs include billing services, accounts payable and financial services, managed care contract negotiations and consultation as well as insurance verification and patient financial counseling. www.ascbilling.com
Sun HealthCare Finance — Sun HealthCare Finance offers a full spectrum of financing solutions and related advisory services to companies across the healthcare industry. Through its client-focused and industry-centric model, Sun HealthCare leverages Sun National Bank's extensive knowledge and understanding of the healthcare marketplace. Its solutions include asset-based loans, cash-flow loans, real estate debt and equity financing, working capital lines of credit and tax-exempt financing. www.sunnbnj.com/home/commgovt/healthcare
TurnAround Group —ASC Turnaround Group specializes in different fields — feasibility research, management structuring, investor relations, financing, staffing, equipment acquisition, licensing and accreditation — in order to create multi-faceted, profitable ASCs. Its four main areas of focus are increasing ASC case volume, cutting costs, maximizing revenue and monitoring operations. www.surgerycenters.com
The C/N Group — The C/N Group is a family-owned and operated company that develops and operates ASCs, imaging centers and several other healthcare properties across the county. Serving the healthcare industry since 1980, The C/N Group's services include project development, healthcare management and healthcare consulting. www.thecng.com
GOJO — GOJO is a skin health and hygiene solutions company. The company focuses on creating hand cleaning, handwashing, hand sanitizing and skin care formulas that can be utilized in a variety of settings, including healthcare settings. In addition to providing healthcare providers with solutions that help fight against infection control, GOJO also provides platforms and education tools focused on hand hygiene and improved patient outcomes. www.gojo.com
Health Inventures — Health Inventures provides strategic and business planning, joint venture formation, facility development and operations management for ASCs. Since 1995, they have provided support to hospitals and health systems and currently manage ASCs and surgical hospitals throughout the United States. www.healthinventures.com
Medical Facilities Corporation — Medical Facilities Corp. owns at least a 51 percent interest in four specialty surgical hospitals, located in South Dakota and Oklahoma, as well as 51 percent interests in an ASC in California, according to the company's website. The specialty hospitals feature a total of 30 operating rooms and 51 recovery beds. The ASC itself has two operating rooms and one procedure room. www.medicalfacilitiescorp.ca
NovaMed — NovaMed acquires, develops and manages surgery centers in partnership with physicians. Founded in 1995, the company went public in 1999. The company has an outstanding reputation as a high-integrity company and currently manages more than 30 ASC locations throughout the country. The company increased its revenue by 8 percent to nearly $38.8 million during the third quarter of 2009. www.novamed.com
Pinnacle III — Pinnacle III is a growing and smart management company specializing in turnkey operational development, operational management and revitalization for ASCs. The company offers equity and non-equity models as well as joint venture opportunities for single- and multi-specialty ASCs. www.pinnacleiii.com
RMC MedStone — RMC MedStone focuses on acquiring ambulatory surgery centers and small hospitals, focused on surgery, in partnership with physicians. The company manages the operations and growth of the facilities it acquires through its affiliated entity, RMC MedStone Management. RMC MedStone also manages the conversion process for ASCs that have matured to the point where providing hospital services is appropriate. RMC MedStone is a fully owned subsidiary of Dallas-based RM Crowe, a leading real estate developer and property manager. www.medstonecapital.com
Serbin Surgery Center Billing — Serbin Surgery Center Billing is a company that offers coding, billing and collections expertise to ASCs. Specific services to ASCs include billing services, accounts payable and financial services, managed care contract negotiations and consultation as well as insurance verification and patient financial counseling. www.ascbilling.com
Sun HealthCare Finance — Sun HealthCare Finance offers a full spectrum of financing solutions and related advisory services to companies across the healthcare industry. Through its client-focused and industry-centric model, Sun HealthCare leverages Sun National Bank's extensive knowledge and understanding of the healthcare marketplace. Its solutions include asset-based loans, cash-flow loans, real estate debt and equity financing, working capital lines of credit and tax-exempt financing. www.sunnbnj.com/home/commgovt/healthcare
TurnAround Group —ASC Turnaround Group specializes in different fields — feasibility research, management structuring, investor relations, financing, staffing, equipment acquisition, licensing and accreditation — in order to create multi-faceted, profitable ASCs. Its four main areas of focus are increasing ASC case volume, cutting costs, maximizing revenue and monitoring operations. www.surgerycenters.com