California's Ambulatory Surgery Centers — Almanac Collection

California’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers — Almanac Collection
Many surgeries are performed in freestanding, or “same-day,” ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). This collection of current and past editions of California's Ambulatory Surgery Centers presents data on the supply, use, quality, and finances of freestanding ASCs in California.

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Past editions of California’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers reports, quick reference guides, data files, and other resources are available on this page. These materials are part of CHCF’s California Health Care Almanac, an online clearinghouse for key data and analyses describing the state’s health care landscape.

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2018 Edition — California’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers

February 2018

Laurence Baker

Many surgeries are performed in freestanding, or “same-day,” ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), whose numbers have increased dramatically over the past 11 years. However, due to a legal decision that removed reporting requirements for ASCs in the state, little is known about the volume of procedures, type of procedures, and financial operation of the vast majority of these facilities. This report looks at the most recent data on the supply, use, quality, and finances of freestanding ASCs in California.

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2013 Edition — California’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers

June 2013

Laurence Baker

A growing number of Californians are being sent to ambulatory surgery centers for a wide variety of procedures, yet little is known about the care they deliver because reporting is not required.