These 25 industry leaders explain the top trends they're currently following. The executives featured in this article are all speaking at Becker's 2024 ASC conferences. This includes our 21st Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference which is set for June 19-22 at the Swissotel in Chicago. This also includes our 30th Annual The Business and Operations of ASCs which is set for Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago.

Here are the CFOs of the 10 largest ASC chains in U.S. by number of surgical centers:

Here are the leaders of the ASC organizations in the five states with the most ambulatory surgery centers in the U.S.:

Becker's connected with Jason Ko, MD, vice chair of clinical operations for the department of surgery at Northwestern Center for Hand Surgery in Chicago, to learn how he keeps his career as a physician fulfilling — despite any concerns he may have with the industry.

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

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.

In 2024, growth is the name of the game for ASCs.

Here are five things to know about Eric Evans, CEO of Surgery Partners:

Here are eight ASC specialty physicians who were named the top earners in Medscape's 2023 compensation report. 

SCA Health is seeking multiple administrators to lead its ASCs nationwide.

Hearing aid specialists are the highest-paying job in healthcare that does not require a degree, according to a recent report from U.S. News and World Report. 

Here are three things to know about Samuel Hazen, CEO of HCA Healthcare:

Christa Blumenshine has been appointed CFO of Westchester, Ill.-based ASC management company Regent Surgical Health, according to a Feb. 1 LinkedIn post.

Western states make up the majority of the healthiest counties in the country, while the unhealthiest counties are located in the South and Southwest, according to a Jan. 5 analysis from MarketWatch. 

Thomas Frist Jr., MD, has a net worth of $24.9 billion as of Jan. 31, according to Forbes' net worth tracker. 

The average cost of employing a provider full time in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $616,273, representing a rising cost of labor, according to data from Kaufman Hall.

Physicians were holding out hope that Congress would choose to halt the 3.37% Medicare pay cut for 2024, but legislators declined to halt CMS' cut in the bill passed Jan. 18 to avert a government shutdown. 

Physician salaries are on the rise, with plastic and orthopedic surgeons consistently placing as the top earners, according to Medscape compensation reports. 

Here are five ASCs that posted job listings seeking administrators in the last month. 

Here are six stats to know about Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and its workforce: