Ambulatory Surgery Centers Market : Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2023

Global Ambulatory Surgery Centers Market Overview

Ambulatory care is the process in which patients are not admitted to the hospital and the treatment is performed outside the hospital premises. Ambulatory surgery centers are well equipped with latest surgical equipment, life supporting systems and are organised in a way to provide efficient medical services in critical situations. It has been notified that due to lack of medical facilities, most of the hospitals are often jam-packed with patients. Ambulatory surgery centers helps in easing up the pressure. In terms of expenses, they are more affordable as compared to the hospitals and nursing homes as they help patients with instant medical services quick discharge facilities.

Ambulatory surgical center is considered as an alternative to several issues such as treatment delay, limited capacity of hospitals, high expenditure and others. Due to inefficiency in the availability of proper medical facilities, the ambulatory care providers are establishing their network with other healthcare providers and physicians to expand their reach in across the globe. Private medical companies in collaboration with the government of developing countries such as India and China are taking initiatives to expand outpatient medical services in order to overcome the shortage of medical facilities.  Ambulatory surgery centers are equipped with improved pain operating methods achieved through technological advancements such as improved surgical techniques, anaesthesia and pharmaceuticals.

Market Size & Forecast

The demand for ambulatory surgery center is high in Europe and Asia Pacific owing to the government initiatives to overcome the shortage of medical facilities in remote areas of developing countries such as India and China. Demand for ambulatory services in Europe is increasing due to the introduction of new anaesthesia which allows patients to recover their consciousness and help them experience lesser pain.

The North America ambulatory surgery center market is anticipated to witness significant growth rate in future due to the enough outpatient surgery centers and government regulations governing the preference for outpatient surgery centers in order to expand the reach of medical facilities.

Asia Pacific is anticipated to be the fastest growing market witnessing a compound annual growth rate of 7.05% over the forecast period i.e 2015-2023 .The growth of the market is attributed to the increasing burden of healthcare cost due to incidence of chronic disease and that will force the industry players and government to introduce strategies related to outpatient services. For instance, recently, China introduced a mobile application for appointments and payment of ambulatory surgical centers to reduce the waiting time.

Market Segmentation

Primarily, the Ambulatory surgery centers market is segmented into following segments:-

• Hospital-Based Ambulatory Surgery Centers
• Free-Standing Ambulatory Surgery Centers

By Speciality

On the basis of services provided, the global ambulatory surgery center market is mainly segmented into the following:-

• Single Specialty Centers
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Gastroenterology
  • Pain management
  • Others
• Multi-Specialty Centers

By Treatment

Based on the type of medical treatment provided, the global ambulatory surgery center market is mainly segmented into the following:-

• Laceration Treatment
• Bone fracture Treatment
• Emergency Care Service
• Trauma or Accident Treatment

By Region

Global Ambulatory Surgery Centers Market is further classified on the basis of region as follows:

• North America (U.S. & Canada) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Rest of Latin America) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Western and Eastern Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg, Rest of Western Europe) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Rest of Asia) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Middle East and Africa (GCC, North Africa, South Africa and Rest of Middle East and Africa)

Growth Drivers and Challenges

Low cost offered by ambulatory services by cutting down the admit charges of hospitals is the most attractive factor that is fuelling the global ambulatory surgery center market across the globe. Increasing government expenditure for ambulatory care services in order to provide effective medical facilities to the remote locations is expected to boost the growth of global ambulatory surgery center market across the globe.

On time treatment due to easy availability and accessibility of ambulatory surgery centers has further fostered the growth of the market. Rapid increase in the number of services provided by ambulatory surgery centers and growing acceptance of industry services by consumers are likely to further intensify the demand for ambulatory surgery centers over the forecast period. Factors such as no overnight facilities, immediate transfer due to emergencies and complications and not appropriate for all kind of surgery are some factors restraining the growth of ambulatory surgery center market over the forecast period i.e.2016-2023.

Key Players

• Symbion
•  IntergraMed America Inc.
•  Nueterra
•  Terveystalo Healthcare Oyj
•  Aspen Healthcare
•  Medical Facilities Corporation
• Tenet Healthcare
• Hospital Corporation of America
• AmSurg Corporation
• United Surgical Partners International
• Surgery Partners