Freestanding ambulatory surgery centers are islands of advanced medical technology floating throughout your community. They represent great business potential — if you understand how they operate and the myriad organizations setting quality standards.
What is a surgicenter? It may be called Outpatient, Same-day or simply Day Surgery, but Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) is the most consistent official moniker for a permanent facility, other than a hospital or physician’s office, where invasive medical procedures are performed. Freestanding means the ASC may be found in a business park, shopping mall or office building; any location that doesn’t share the geography — and the expenses — of an acute care hospital.
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