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!
Here’s what to expect on this week’s episode. 🎙️
Dr. Brian Cohen, practicing anesthesiologist and founding member and administrative chief of Moss Anesthesia Group, and Lee Kortmansky, Site Administrator at Physician Outpatient Surgery Center, join Grant Duncan to discuss one of the biggest issues facing ASCs right now: anesthesia subsidies and coverage. They break down how anesthesia costs often reveal deeper operational issues around scheduling, OR utilization, staffing models, room flipping, surgeon relationships, patient collections, and case profitability. Lee also shares how his center worked with Dr. Cohen’s team to reduce anesthesia subsidy exposure by nearly $300,000.
In our data segment, we connect the conversation to our 2026 SOTI report and highlight what ASC leaders can learn from block utilization, cancellation rates, patient collections, and case profitability benchmarks.
Resources Mentioned:
2026 State of the ASC Industry Report: https://www.hstpathways.com/resources/surgery-center-industry-report/
Brought to you by HST Pathways.
