With 200 surgery centers and 2,200 surgeon partners in 26 states, Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development is one of the country's biggest ASC development and management companies.
SurgCenter's founding partners, Sean O'Neal and Gregory George, MD, PhD, began developing ASCs in 1993 and officially established the company in 2002.
Here's how the number of facilities in SurgCenter's portfolio has grown over time:
1993: 1
1995: 3
1997: 4
1998: 7
1999: 12
2000: 16
2001: 17
2002: 24
2003: 35
2004: 39
2005: 46
2006: 50
2007: 55
2008: 62
2009: 70
2010: 77
2011: 93
2012: 112
2013: 133
2014: 147
2015: 153
2016: 160
2017: 181
2018: 196
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