From 2005 to 2001, nearly 200 to 300 centers were built each year.
This number has now slowed to generally 50 to 100 a year. The slowdown in growth is often attributed to there being less independent physicians than there used to be, more hospital employment and reimbursement for ASCs generally being tougher than it was at one point. Despite the slow-down, there are still significant numbers of ASC built each year. Often these are built with hospital system partners or still built, in part, to profit in a fee-for service-world.
Read the full article on Becker's ASC Review.