Fifteen respondents representing over 700 surgery centers in the U.S. participated in HealthCare Appraisers’ survey.
The key statistics to know:
Time spent finding ASC physician investors to closing a sale
1. Less than three months: 27 percent
2. Three to six months: 33 percent
3. Six months to one year: 40 percent
Most common buyers of controlling interest
4. Single outside third party: 57 percent
5. Single existing owner: 7 percent
6. Multiple outside parties: 0 percent
7. Multiple existing owners: 0 percent
8. Hospital or health system: 36 percent
Marketplace acquisitions observed
9. No change from previous year: 27 percent
10. Decreasing: 33 percent
11. Increasing: 40 percent
Acquisition competition observed
12. No change from previous year: 47 percent
13. Decreasing: 13 percent
14. Increasing: 40 percent
Most ASCs are physician-owned, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association’s 2017 Salary & Benefits Survey.
A breakdown of ASC ownership:
15. Physician: 64 percent
16. Physician-hospital: 24 percent
17. Physician-corporate: 4 percent
18. Corporate: 4 percent
19. Hospital: 3 percent
20. Physician-hospital-corporate: 1 percent
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