The ASC industry is becoming increasingly consolidated, but physicians still are opening ASCs independently, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are five ASCs being opened by physicians:
This is not a comprehensive list. If you'd like to add an ASC, contact pnewitt@beckershealthcare.com.
- Ophthalmologist Clay Holley, MD, is building an ASC in Butte, Mont.
- An ophthalmologist received approval to convert a restaurant into an ASC in New York City.
- San Antonio-based physician Lyssa Ochoa, MD, is opening an ASC to address the lack of healthcare services on the city's South Side.
- Urogynecologist and cosmetic surgeon Oscar Aguirre, MD, is opening a women's health ASC in Parker, Colo.
- J. Joseph Hewett, MD, opened Orange County Surgical Center, a vascular ASC in Irvine, Calif.