Pamela Ertel, president of the Pennsylvania Ambulatory Surgery Association, said the tremendous growth seen in the development and usage of ASCs in the state over the last decade has likely hit its peak, according to a report in the Reading Eagle.
The number of ASCs in Pennsylvania has increased from 72 to 267 since 2000 and the number of visits to ASCs in the state surpassed 1 million in 2009, up from 590,000 in 2004.
Ms. Ertel, who is also executive director of the Reading Hospital SurgiCenter at Spring Ridge, told the Reading Eagle she believes ASCs "… are just about hitting a plateau now, though," according to the report.
The report goes on to discuss the reasons for the growth of ASCs in Pennsylvania, including high patient satisfaction, fast procedures and cost savings.
Read the Reading Eagle report about Pennsylvania surgery centers.
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