Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg, one of the nation’s largest ASC operators, is expanding through acquisitions and preparing for a major ownership change under St. Louis-based Ascension.
Here are 10 numbers to know so far in 2025:
- AmSurg operates more than 250 ASCs across 34 states.
- The company currently partners with about 2,000 physicians.
- AmSurg controls roughly 3.9% of the ASC market, ranking among the top five ASC operators.
- AmSurg added two new centers, including Pinnacle Surgery Center in Covington, La., and Texarkana Surgery Center in Texas.
- Following these additions, AmSurg’s portfolio totals 250-plus ASCs across 34 states.
- AmSurg also recently partnered with Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health as part of its expansion into new collaboration models.
- On June 17, Ascension entered a definitive agreement to acquire AmSurg in a deal valued at $3.9 billion.
- The acquisition is expected to close in late 2025 or early 2026, pending regulatory approval.
- The transaction will expand Ascension’s ASC footprint from 58 centers to more than 300 nationwide.
10. The ASC market is projected to grow 9% to 12% over the next five years, a trend Ascension executives say the AmSurg deal positions them to capture.
