Why Ambulatory Surgery?
Reason #3
Surgery costs at ASC's across the country average less than hospital operating rooms.
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An Ambulatory Surgery Center is more efficient and dependable than a hospital operating room because:
- The turn-around time between surgeries is three to ten times faster in an ASC than it is in a hospital operating room.
- Scheduled surgeries at an ASC don't get bumped by emergencies like they do in a hospital.
An Ambulatory Surgery Center is a more pleasant experience for the patient than a hospital operating room because:
- In an ASC, there is virtually no waiting. Patients come to the ASC for a simpler, often elective surgery. It's a happier place to be.
An Ambulatory Surgery Center is very price competitive compared to a hospital operating room.
- Surgery costs at ASC's across the country average less than hospital operating rooms.
There is a national trend to outpatient surgery:
- In 1983 there were just 239 ASC's. By 2004, the number had grown to more than 4,000 ASC's nationwide.
- 53.8% of all surgeries in 1992 were done in an outpatient setting.
- Today, 70% of all surgeries in America are outpatient and one out of every five of these is performed in an ASC.
- Surgery Center of Southern Oregon is the eighth ASC in Southern Oregon.
- With this and other ASC's performing outpatient surgeries, the hospitals will be free to concentrate on what they do best, in-patient care.
- The same doctors who work in the hospitals work at the Surgery Center of Southern Oregon. 42% of the 88 surgical specialists in Medford are Investors with the ASC.
- The Southern Oregon Surgery Center is a great addition to Southern Oregon Health Care.
- This ASC will provide more efficient service at a competitive price in a more pleasant environment.
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