Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Breaking Barriers in Health System ASC Development
Nov 18, 2025
Aaron Mursky and Cordell Mack, Managing Directors at VMG Health with extensive experience in healthcare consulting, dive into the rapid growth of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). They discuss key drivers like technology advancements and changing patient preferences. Aaron highlights the necessity of aligning health systems with physicians, while Cordell emphasizes tailoring ASC strategies to local market conditions. They also address challenges like execution speed and physician supply, predicting a rise in specialty-focused ASCs and shifts in managed care.
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Macro Forces Fueling ASC Growth
- External policy, technology, and payer shifts are major tailwinds driving ASC growth.
- ASCs now align incentives across payers, patients, physicians, and health systems, accelerating adoption.
Policy And Tech Shift Care Out Of Hospitals
- Policy changes and technology are moving higher-acuity cases into ASCs and off hospital campuses.
- Patients and physicians increasingly prefer ASCs for convenience and perioperative experience.
Start By Defining Objectives And Scale
- Define clear objectives and the intended scale before choosing JV, acquisition, or partnership structures.
- Match your legal and operating design to whether you plan few ASCs or a multi-market growth platform.