Why USPI is doubling down on ortho-heavy ASCs
May 02, 2025
United Surgical Partners International, the ASC arm of Nashville, Tenn.-based Tenet Healthcare, is sharpening its strategic focus on orthopedic-driven centers, executives said during Tenet's April 29 earnings call. Read article to learn more. For over 40 years, Expeditor has provided customized patient flow...
Tenet CEO: ‘Significant Opportunity’ Ahead for ASC, Outpatient Growth
Apr 30, 2025
Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) is leaning further into ambulatory and outpatient growth strategies after a strong start to 2025, CEO Saum Sutaria said Tuesday during the company's Q1 earnings call. "We see significant opportunity for growth," Sutaria said. Read article. For over 40 years, Expeditor has...
AMSURG, Compass, Destin Surgery Center Leaders Discuss the Future of ASCs
Apr 23, 2025
Leaders across the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) industry agree on one point: ASCs have never been more essential to the nation's health care ecosystem. Read more about how essential they are in this article. For over 40 years, Expeditor has provided customized patient flow efficiency & nurse call...
Four Key Expert Healthcare Construction Predictions for 2025 and Beyond
Apr 14, 2025
In 2025, we can expect a healthcare landscape driven by innovation, consolidation and value creation. After a few rocky financial years, this year marks a potential turnaround period, driven by groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence to new models of care delivery. Though health systems are still...
Measure Twice, Cut Once’: Building an ASC that Meets Future Demands
Mar 26, 2025
A driving force behind current ambulatory surgery center (ASC) construction and renovation is the push to accommodate higher-acuity cases, particularly orthopedics and spine procedures, that traditionally took place in a hospital setting. Yet another driving force is steering in the other direction; lower-acuity...
Top Ambulatory Surgery Center Trends for 2025
Jan 15, 2025
One of the most significant, sector-shaping trends in health care is the migration of care out of the traditional hospital and into lower-cost outpatient settings. Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) market growth reflects this idea. In light of this overarching theme of care shifting into non-traditional settings,...
Top Ambulatory Surgery Center Design Trends to Watch
Dec 23, 2024
As ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) continue to adapt to industry trends, their designs will likely become even more patient-focused, efficient and technologically advanced. "The key is balancing the needs of patients, families and medical staff," Jeffrey Brand, executive director at global architecture and...
Vast Majority of Hospitals Plan to Grow Their Ambulatory Surgery Center Portfolios
Dec 11, 2024
Hospital ambulatory surgery center (ASC) investment activity is surging. That's according to the soon-to-be-released Annual Hospital Leadership ASC Survey from Avanza Healthcare Strategies. HST Pathways previewed some of the major takeaways from the report in a LinkedIn post on Dec. 4. HST Pathways is a...
Site-of-Care Shifts Continue as Outpatient Procedures Migrate to ASCs
Sep 25, 2024
The U.S. health care system continues to become more decentralized. As part of that trend, health care services continue to trickle down from hospitals and health systems to freestanding entities, including ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). While the pace of such site-of-care shifts feels fast, it has actually...
