Case Volume:
Growing — 27 percent
Declining — 27 percent
Stable — 47 percent
Has growth of hospital-employed physicians impacted your ASC?
Yes, moderately — 60 percent
No — 33 percent
Yes, severely — 7 percent
Greatest obstacle for physician recruitment:
Shortage of physicians in many markets — 32 percent
Competition from other ASCs & surgical hospitals — 24 percent
Increased employment of physicians by hospitals — 24 percent
Share cost is price prohibitive for new buy-in — 20 percent
Greatest challenges to case volume growth:
Impact of economy on elective procedures — 36 percent
Competition from other ASCs & surgical facilities — 32 percent
Increase in hospital employment of physicians — 23 percent
Expected retirement of high volume physicians — 9 percent
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