While some independent ambulatory surgery centers may be placing a joint venture partner as a high priority, many ASCs have already established strong partnerships with a hospital and management ...

As pressures mount on independent physicians and health systems, a new model is reshaping ASC development: the three-way joint venture. This structure, typically uniting a health system, a physician ...

Of the 5,000 ASCs in the United States, about 90 percent are physician-owned and -operated, according to ASC Association. Less than 3 percent of ASCs are owned and operated with a hospital as the ...