Most ASCs have at least partial physician ownership and are 10 or more years old, according to new data from ASCA.
Based on ASCA's 2017 Salary and Benefits Survey and ASCA's Clinical and Operational Benchmarking Survey, here are 14 quick statistics on ASCs today:
ASC ownership
1. ASCs with partial or full physician ownership: 92 percent
2. ASCs with hospital owners: 24 percent
3. ASCs part of a corporate chain: 16 percent
Location
4. Suburban or small city: 59 percent
5. Urban area: 27 percent
6. Rural area: 15 percent
Years in operation
7. Longer than 15 years: 39 percent
8. 11 to 15 years: 23 percent
9. Seven to 10 years: 19 percent
10. Three years or less: 10.9 percent
Size
11. 3,501 to 7,500 square feet: 24 percent
12. 10,001 to 15,000 square feet: 20 percent
13. 15,001 to 25,000 square feet: 18 percent
14. Larger than 40,000 square feet: 2 percent
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