PA Ambulatory Surgery Centers Grow in Numbers, Profitability

The number of ambulatory surgery centers in Pennsylvania grew in FY 2012, and along with that growth in numbers came a growth in profitability.
According to a new report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), providers added 10 new facilities in FY 2012, raising the number to 281, and the average operating margin of the facilities rose from 24.94 percent to 25.83 percent.
For the latest data on ambulatory surgery centers in Pennsylvania, where they are, who they serve, how many procedures they perform, and who is paying for those procedures, find a PHC4 news release and the agency’s latest report here.