1. The average surgery center in the West has four operating rooms and two procedure rooms.
2. The average annual net revenue for a surgery center in the West was $5.2 million. Total operating expenses averaged $4.6 million, and EBITDA averaged $918,000.
3. Surgery centers in the West spent an average of $1.2 million on employee salaries and wages, which represented 25.9 percent of net revenue.
4. The average number of full-time equivalent employees at surgery centers in the West was 22.9 — 11 nurse FTEs, 5.6 technical FTEs, seven 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 West:
- Nursing staff — $34.17
- Technical staff — $20.27
- Administrative staff — $19.85
- Administrator — $94,994
6. Here are the average staff hours per case for surgery centers in the West:
- Nursing staff — 6.2
- Technical staff — 3.6
- Administrative staff — 4.2
- Administrator — 0.5
7. The average operating expenses per case for surgery centers in the West is $1,113.94. The average operating expenses per operating room is $1.0 million.
8. The average center in the West performs 3,572 cases annually, which translates to an average of 14.3 cases per day.
9. GI/endoscopy procedures account for the highest percentage (27 percent) of the case volume mix for surgery centers in the West. The average net revenue per case for GI procedures is $824.
10. Orthopedics is the most profitable specialty for surgery centers in the West, with an average net revenue of $2,265 per case. Orthopedics accounts for 23 percent of the total case volume mix.
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