Here are 24 statistics on the growth of Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers between 2004 and 2011, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Number of centers:
• In 2004: 4,033
• In 2005: 4,328
• In 2006: 4,567
• In 2007: 4,838
• In 2008: 5,045
• In 2009: 5,157
• In 2010: 5,252
• In 2011: 5,344
Number of new centers:
• In 2004: 367
• In 2005: 354
• In 2006: 328
• In 2007: 345
• In 2008: 281
• In 2009: 218
• In 2010: 189
• In 2011: 153
Net percent growth in center numbers from the previous year:
• In 2004: 6.7 percent
• In 2005: 7.3 percent
• In 2006: 5.5 percent
• In 2007: 5.9 percent
• In 2008: 4.3 percent
• In 2009: 2.2 percent
• In 2010: 1.8 percent
• In 2011: 1.8 percent
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