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 There's an old joke among prospective builders that goes like this: "A feasibility study is a waste of time because the outcome is a foregone conclusion. Would people whose job it is to help new facilities get built tell you that you should reconsider your hopes for a new surgery center?" The answer is no, they won't - as long as the plan is worthwhile. Before we give our clients the go ahead, this is what we look at:
 Case volume.
This is the volume of cases you can realistically expect to perform at the surgery center. The first key area we examine is the level of demand for the service and your ability to meet it. For example, what have been the past case volumes of the surgeons you have on board for the new center? What are the demographics of potential patients relative to your specialty or specialties? If, for instance, your current practice relies on a heavy volume of cataract cases, opening a new ophthalmology ASC in an area with a generally younger population base will probably not be a good fit.
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