1. The average surgery center performed 4,869 cases annually (median 4,173), which is an average of 19.5 cases a day.
2. The average surgery center performs 2.8 surgical cases a day in a single operating room, with an average of 696 cases annually (median 639).
3. Surgery centers in the Northeastern United States averaged the highest number of annual cases at 5,260, or 21.0 cases daily. The Midwest averaged the fewest number of annual cases at 3,854, or 15.4 cases daily.
4. Here are the average annual case volumes for surgery centers based on their number of operating rooms:
- 1-2 ORs — 2,870
- 3-4 ORs — 3,457
- More than 4 ORs — 6,356
5. Here are the average annual case volumes for surgery centers based on total annual revenue:
- Less than $4.5 million — 2,689
- $4.5-$7.0 million — 4,189
- More than $7.0 million — 6,492
6. The average surgery center performs 4.7 non-surgical procedures a day in a single procedure room, with an average of 1,176 procedures annually (median 930).
7. GI/endoscopy accounted for the largest percent (25 percent) of the total case volume mix in surgery centers, followed by ophthalmology (18 percent), pain management (17 percent) and orthopedics (16 percent).
8. The average surgery center with more than 50 percent of its case volume mix from orthopedics performs 3,452 cases annually (median 2,755 cases), which averages to 13.8 cases a day.
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