Jim Scarsella: There are actually two questions here. One is defining “full utilization” of an ASC, and one relating to surgeon block utilization. The second regarding surgeon block utilization is difficult for me to comment on without knowing how much of your overall schedule they block.
On the issue of overall utilization, however, 70 percent is a good number. We very often see surgical utilization in the area of 60 percent across many of the centers where we provide anesthesia services. Although 60 percent is often the norm, it’s not the “benchmark” centers should measure themselves against. The benchmark is in the 70-80 percent range depending on the type of center, with single-specialty centers in the higher range and multi-specialty centers towards the lower end.
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