The survey, released Aug. 11, included responses from senior executives and clinical leaders at hospitals and health systems nationwide. The survey was based on 129 responses.
Four more report findings:
- In 2021, 46 percent of hospitals and health systems had at least one ASC, a 3 percent increase from 2020.
- Of the hospitals and health systems that owned ASCs in 2021, 61 percent had two or more and 32 percent had five or more.
- The number of hospitals and health systems with ASCs that permit third-party equity partners declined from 44 percent in 2018 to 27 percent in 2021.
- In 2021, 53 percent of hospitals and health systems with hospital outpatient departments similar to ASCs considered converting one or more of their HOPDs to ASCs.
