1. The average surgery center in the Southeast has four operating rooms and two procedure rooms.
2. The average annual net revenue for a surgery center in the Southeast was $4.6 million. Total operating expenses averaged $3.9 million, and EBITDA was $1.1 million on average.
3. Surgery centers in the Southeast spent an average of $1.2 million on employee salary and wages, which represented 24 percent of net revenue.
4. The average number of full-time equivalent employees at surgery centers in the Southeast was 27 — 14 nurse FTEs, five technical FTEs, eight administrative FTEs and one administrator FTE.
5. Here are the average hourly wages for staff and the average annual salary for the administrator at surgery centers in the Southeast:
- Nursing staff — $26.05
- Technical staff — $16.71
- Administrative staff — $18.29
- Administrator — $98,812
6. Here are the average staff hours per case for surgery centers in the Southeast:
- Nursing staff — 6.1
- Technical staff — 2.5
- Administrative staff — 3.4
- Administrator — 0.5
7. The average operating expenses per case for surgery centers in the Southeast is $825.70. The average operating expenses per operating room is $1.0 million.
8. The average center in the Southeast performs 4,578 cases annually, which translates to an average of 18.3 cases per day.
9. GI/endoscopy procedures account for the highest percentage (33 percent) of the case volume mix for surgery centers in the Southeast. The average net revenue per case for GI procedures is $616.
10. Orthopedics is the most profitable specialty for surgery centers in the Southeast, with an average net revenue of $1,865 per case. Orthopedics accounts for 12 percent of the total case volume mix.
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