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Name: Greenspring Surgery Center (Baltimore) Opened: July 2007 Annual case volume: 3,900 cases Specialties: Orthopedics and pain management Number of physician owners/physician users: 12 physician-owners What makes it great: Greenspring Surgery Center offers a wide array of orthopedic procedures, including…

Name: Sutter Alhambra Surgery Center (Sacramento, Calif.) Opened: Aug. 1992 Annual case volume: 4,000 cases Specialties: Orthopedics and podiatry Number of physician owners/physician users: 20 physician-owners Hospital/Corporate partners: Surgical Care Affiliates and Sutter Health What makes it great: Sutter Alhambra…

Name: NorthStar Surgical Center (Lubbock, Texas) Opened: April 2001 Annual case volume: 9,000 cases Specialties: ENT, pain management, gastroenterology, orthopedics, hand surgery, urology, general surgery, lithotripsy, anesthesiology, podiatry, plastic surgery and ophthalmology Number of physician owners/physician users: 36 physician-owners, 100…

Name: Melbourne Surgery Center (Melbourne, Fla.) Opened: 1996 Annual case volume: 3,481 Specialties: Orthopedics, podiatry, pain management, ophthalmology, gynecology, cosmetic plastics and urogynecology Number of physician owners/physician users: 13 physician-partners, 27 physician-users Corporate partner: Surgical Care Affiliates What makes it…

Name: Fremont Surgical Center (Fremont, Neb.) Opened: July 2007 Annual case volume: 3,800 cases Specialties: Gastroenterology, pulmonology, orthopedics, pain management, gynecology, general surgery, podiatry, ophthalmology, otolaryngology and dental Number of physician owners/physician users: 19 physician-owners, 25 physician-users Hospital/Corporate partners: Dodge…

Name: Centennial Surgery Center (Voorhees, N.J.) Opened: Sept. 1999 Annual case volume: 11,500 cases Specialties: Gastroenterology, orthopedics, general surgery, plastic surgery, podiatry, urology, colorectal and pain management Number of physician-owners/physician-users: 30 physician-owners/58 physician-users What makes it great: Centennial Surgery Center…

Name: High Plains Surgery Center, LP (Lubbock, Texas) Opened: Oct. 2006 Annual case volume: 6,000 cases Specialties: General surgery, ENT, pain management, plastic and reconstructive surgery, bariatric, neurosurgery and hand surgery Number of physician-owners/physician-users: 19 physician-owners/47 physician-users Corporate partner: Laurus…

Name: Northwest Michigan Surgery Center (Traverse City, Mich.)

Staff teamwork is critical to a flourishing ambulatory surgery center, says Elaine Thomas, RN, administrator at St. Francis Mooresville (Ind.) Surgery Center. "When physicians experience outstanding teamwork, they are more likely to bring their cases to the center," she says.…

Name: Ambulatory Endoscopy Clinic of Dallas