1. The average net revenue for a surgery center of any size is $5.8 million. Here is the average net revenue based on number of ORs:
- 1-2 ORs — $3.6 million
- 3-4 ORs — $5.4 million
- More than 4 ORs — $9.4 million
2. Of all ASCs, centers with four or more ORs had the fewest days outstanding in A/R with an average of 39 days. ASCs with 3-4 ORs averaged 41 days outstanding in A/R, and centers with 1-2 ORs averaged 48 days outstanding in A/R.
3. Here are the total average operating expenses per OR for a surgery center by the number of operating rooms:
- All facilities — $1.1 million
- 1-2 ORs — $1.3 million
- 3-4 ORs — $1.1 million
- More than 4 ORs — $1.2 million
4. Here are the total average operating expenses per case for a surgery center by the number of operating rooms:
- All facilities — $1,066
- 1-2 ORs — $963
- 3-4 ORs — $1,080
- More than 4 ORs — $1,090
5. Here is the average staff hourly wages by number of operating rooms:
All facilities
- Nursing staff — $28.89
- Tech staff — $17.85
- Administrative staff — $18.51
- Total avg. hourly wage — $23.60
1-2 ORs
- Nursing staff — $29.29
- Tech staff — $18.83
- Administrative staff — $18.51
- Total avg. hourly wage — $24.18
3-4 ORs
- Nurse staff — $29.34
- Tech staff — $17.82
- Administrative staff — $19.18
- Total avg. hourly wage — $23.91
More than 4 ORs
- Nurse staff — $28.54
- Tech staff — $17.76
- Administrative staff — $18.08
- Total avg. hourly wage — $22.91
6. Here are the average administrator salaries by number of operating rooms:
- All facilities — $97,507
- 1-2 ORs — $79,216
- 3-4 ORs — $97,929
- More than 4 ORs — $104,000
7. Here are the top three specialties with the highest average net revenue for specialties based on number of operating rooms:
1-2 ORs
- Orthopedics — $1,935
- ENT — $1,378
- Podiatry — $1,307
3-4 ORs
- Orthopedics — $2,155
- ENT — $1,592
- OB/GYN — $1,523
More than 4 ORs
- Orthopedics — $2,261
- OB/GYN — $1,688
- ENT — $1,482
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