Twenty U.S. metro areas, including Oklahoma City and New Orleans, might be the best markets to open an ASC in, according to data from healthcare analytics business Pivotal.
Pivotal chose 20 markets ripe for ASC expansion by considering the amount of current ASCs in proportion to the population. They looked at markets that currently have low ASC utilization and a high potential to shift to ASCs.
Twenty markets with high ASC potential:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Cleveland
Little Rock, Ark.
Lansing, Mich.
Boise City, Idaho
Portland, Maine
Albuquerque, N.M.
Madison, Wis.
Augusta, Ga.
Virginia Beach, Va.
Boston
Rochester, N.Y.
Oklahoma City
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Jackson, Miss.
Durham, N.C.
New Orleans
Scranton, Pa.
Des Moines
Pensacola, Fla.