Optum-owned SCA Health, one of the nation’s largest ASC operators, based in Deerfield, Ill., continues to grow its gastroenterology footprint and strengthen its physician partnerships in 2025.
Here are 10 things to know so far in 2025:
- SCA Health acquired U.S. Digestive Health in early 2025, adding about 24 ASCs and 250 GI physicians in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
- The deal expanded SCA’s gastroenterology network to more than 40 locations in the mid-Atlantic.
- SCA Health was highlighted among ASC companies shifting strategy in 2025, including the closure of Perimeter Surgery Center in Atlanta, with operations consolidated into another Optum site.
- As of 2025, SCA Health operates more than 320 ASCs nationwide, making it one of the five largest ASC chains in the U.S.
- The company controls about 5% of the U.S. ASC market, behind USPI and Surgery Partners but ahead of AmSurg and HCA’s Surgery Ventures.
- SCA supports approximately 9,200 physicians across its network, spanning multiple specialties.
- The network treats more than 1.43 million patients annually, reflecting its scale in outpatient surgical care.
- Parent company Optum reported $67.2 billion in Q2 2025 revenue, up from $62.9 billion a year earlier, underscoring continued growth in its health services segment.
- SCA Health is focusing on musculoskeletal service line expansion, leveraging its OrthoAlliance platform and higher-acuity outpatient cases.
10. SCA Health’s 2025 strategy reflects Optum’s broader push to consolidate ASC operations and grow physician alignment across specialties.
