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10 Signs of a Struggling Surgery Center
Thomas Mallon, MBA

Thomas Mallon, MBA In today's competitive and challenging market, it should come as no surprise that only one in three of the country's 5,000 or so ambulatory surgery centers is thought to be profitable. What may surprise you are the reasons profitable surgical facilities are the exceptions rather than the rules. Here are the 10 leading culprits.

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