Author: Patsy Newitt

VMG Health laid out the valuation multiples of the two ASC chains and two parent companies of ASC chains in a January report. 

An Arizona federal court recently granted a franchisor company's motion to temporarily restrain a former franchisee from operating a competing business in a noncompete lawsuit, law firm Lathrop GPM wrote in a Feb. 19 article published by JDSupra.  

The fragmentation of the ASC market is primed for acquisitions at the individual facility level, according to a January report from VMG Health. 

High labor costs paired with worker shortages have been affecting ASCs' ability to staff their centers.

Surgical services make up around 60% of a facility's revenue, according to a 2023 white paper from Medicus Healthcare Solutions, making access to a dwindling number of anesthesia providers nationwide even more precarious. 

There are 126,634 active physician assistants in the country, according to January data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Three of the most common ASC procedures are seeing reimbursement cuts in 2024, according to a recent report from VMG Health. 

Here are more than 40 key statistics on physician retirement, according to Medscape's "Physicians Eye Retirement 2023 Report." The report surveyed 1,017 physicians across more than 29 specialities between May 4 and June 15.

Plastic and orthopedic surgeons consistently place as the top earners of the ASC specialties, according to Medscape compensation reports. 

Although 68% of the ASC market remains independent, the industry saw continued consolidation in 2023, according to a recent report from VMG Health.