August 11–12 
Nashville, TN 
This Week In Surgery Centers
Your weekly surgery center podcast
If you’re in the ASC industry, then you’re in the right place.
Every week our hosts will recap the latest news impacting ASCs, and share an interesting conversation we had with our featured guest. New episodes released every Tuesday!
Eric Gonzales and Alexandra DeHart are healthcare banking leaders at Columbia Bank, where they work with healthcare organizations on financing, growth, and capital planning. Eric and Alexandra join us this week to break down how ASC leaders should think about funding growth. They walk through the key differences between debt and equity, what ownership and control trade-offs come with each path, and which financial metrics lenders care about most — including EBITDA, revenue growth, leverage, fixed charge coverage, payor mix, stabilization, and quality of financial reporting.
In our data segment, we’re connecting the conversation back to HST’s 2026 State of the ASC Industry Report. We’ll look at how operational and financial metrics like net collection rate, OR utilization, cancellation rates, specialty mix, and case profitability can help ASC leaders build a stronger, more bankable growth story before pursuing expansion, adding physicians, or taking on new capital.
Resources Mentioned: HST’s 2026 State of the ASC Industry Report
Brought to you by HST Pathways.
