Which Are the Most Common Surgery Center Specialties?

Here are 24 statistics on the most common surgery center specialties, organized by region of the country, according to data from VMG Health‘s Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.

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In all facilities:
1. GI/Endoscopy: 24 percent of case volume
2. Opthalmology: 19 percent
3. Orthopedics: 17 percent
4. Pain management: 14 percent

In the West United States:
1. Pain management: 18 percent
2. Orthopedics: 17 percent
3. Ophthalmology: 17 percent
4. GI/Endoscopy: 17 percent

In the Southwest United States:
1. Ophthalmology: 24 percent
2. GI/Endoscopy: 22 percent
3. Orthopedics: 14 percent
4. General surgery: 12 percent

In the Midwest United States:
1. Orthopedics: 21 percent
2. GI/Endoscopy: 18 percent
3. Ophthalmology: 15 percent
4. Pain management: 15 percent

In the Southeast United States:
1. GI/Endoscopy: 35 percent
2. Ophthalmology: 24 percent
3. Orthopedics: 12 percent
4. Pain management: 8 percent

In the Northeast United States:
1. GI/Endoscopy: 41 percent
2. Orthopedics: 20 percent
3. Ophthalmology: 17 percent
4. ENT: 10 percent

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