Becker’s has reported on more than 30 ASC closures in 2026 as outpatient surgery facilities cite consolidation, efficiency and shifting care sites.
Here’s a look inside five more recent ASC closures as the industry battles reimbursement declines, staffing shortages and shifting market power dynamics.
1. Vandalia Health is closing the SurgiCare outpatient surgical facility at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston, W.Va., citing a need to reduce duplication and maximize efficiency. Surgical services will be consolidated at the Outpatient Surgery Center at CAMC General Hospital and the main operating rooms at CAMC Memorial and CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital.
2. DISC Surgery Center at Walnut Creek (Calif.), formerly known as Pinnacle Surgery Center, has permanently closed as of Aug. 1, according to a notice posted on the facility’s website, although no reason was cited for the closure.
3. Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance is closing its North Country Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Center and its North Country Orthopaedic Group, both in Watertown, N.Y., in the next 30 to 90 days. The closures are part of North Star’s ongoing restructuring and operational stabilization efforts.
4. Catholic Health System is closing Sterling Surgical Center in Orchard Park, N.Y., citing declining patient volume, and relocating its surgical services to other ASCs in its network. Sterling Surgical Center, which opened in 2002 with a focus on outpatient ophthalmology and gastroenterology procedures, has seen volume decline to low levels over the past 12 months.
5. The Surgery Center of Southern Oregon in Medford closed June 30 after Asante and the surgery center withdrew their requests for both standard approval and an emergency exemption from Oregon Health Authority’s Health Care Market Oversight review, ending any path for Asante to become the facility’s sole owner. The ASC cited increased competition as a key factor in its financial decline, noting that Southern Oregon Orthopedics’ launch of an ASC in the same service area significantly reduced patient volume and revenue.
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