Ambulatory Surgical Centers Market Size & Share, Growth Forecasts 2037

Global Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Market Trends, Forecast Report 2025-2037

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Market size is anticipated to expand from USD 44.48 billion to USD 101.82 billion, witnessing a CAGR of around 6.7% during the forecast timeline, from 2025 to 2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of ambulatory surgical centers is evaluated at USD 46.83 billion.

The market growth can be ascribed to growing demand for hospitals as well as ambulatory surgical centers along with increasing healthcare expenditure worldwide, the increasing number of surgeries, and growing cases of chronic diseases. For instance, the global healthcare expenditure in 2019, accounted for 9.8% of the gross domestic product (GDP).

With increasing operating room procedures as well as costly inpatient stays, the demand for ambulatory surgical centers is on the rise amongst patients, which in turn, is expected to create massive revenue generation opportunities for the key players operating in the market. For instance, it was found that, in the United States, over 9 million inpatient stays involved operating room procedures in 2018, whereas the stays involving operating room procedures accounted for USD 210 billion in aggregate costs. Also, rising geriatric population with chronic illnesses worldwide, and increasing availability of minimally invasive therapies are estimated to propel the market expansion.

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Sector: Growth Drivers and Challenges

Growth Drivers

Increasing Shift Towards Ambulatory Surgical Centers Across the World – expected to drive the market in the forecasted period. More and more surgeries taking place at ambulatory surgical centers indicate a shift in demand from hospitals to ambulatory surgery centers. For instance, in the United States, 53% of all surgeries were done in an outpatient setting in 2020.
Growing Number Surgeries in Hospital-Owned ASCs – it was observed that, in 2019, in the United States 11,880,000 major ambulatory surgeries were performed in hospital-owned facilities.
Upsurge in the Ambulatory Surgical Facilities with Increasing Funds - where private, investor-owned, and public facilities each accounted for 12% whereas 70 % of hospital ASCs are operated as physician joint ventures.
Rising Share of Tonsillectomies Performed - ambulatory cases recorded in the United Kingdom doubled from 31% to 62% between 2009 and 2019.
Scheduling Becomes More Predictable Worldwide – as ambulatory surgical centers mostly perform those surgical services which do not exceed 24 hours.

Challenges

Low Awareness among Patients Regarding Ambulatory Surgical Centers
High Cost of Investment Required for Ambulatory Surgical Centers The equipment used for ambulatory surgical centers is very expensive and small-scale facilities cannot afford these medical devices. Also, the maintenance and installation costs are very high to keep up. The growing technological advancements in these sector are highly costly which hampers the market growth.
Lower Surgeon to Patient Ratio

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Market: Key Insights

Base Year	2024
Forecast Year	2025-2037
CAGR	6.7%
Base Year Market Size (2024)	USD 44.48 billion
Forecast Year Market Size (2037)	USD 101.82 billion
Regional Scope	North America (U.S., and Canada) Latin America (Mexico, Argentina, Rest of Latin America) Asia-Pacific (Japan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Rest of Asia-Pacific) Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, NORDIC, Rest of Europe) Middle East and Africa (Israel, GCC North Africa, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa)

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Ambulatory Surgical Centers Segmentation

Type (Single-Specialty Centers, Multi-Specialty Centers)

The single-specialty segment is anticipated to garner the largest ambulatory surgical centers market share by the end of 2037, backed by growing number of cataract surgeries performed along with the surge in the availability of ambulatory surgical centers worldwide. For instance, in 2019, around 90% of cataract surgeries in Canada were performed in ambulatory surgical centers.

Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments:

By Type	Single-Specialty Centers Multi-Specialty Centers
By Ownership	Hospital-Owned Surgeon-Owned Partnership ASCs Private, Not-for-Profit Hospitals ASCs Clinics
By Specialization	Ophthalmology Gastroenterology Orthopedics Urology Pain Management Neurology Dermatology

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Industry - Regional Synopsis

The North America region ambulatory surgical centers market is projected to hold largest revenue share by the end of 2037. The presence of a strong healthcare network in the region, a growing number of ambulatory surgical centers, as well as the rising awareness amongst the healthcare service providers about the benefits of ambulatory surgical centers. For instance, as of 2022, there are over 5,000 ambulatory surgery center businesses in the United States.

Companies Dominating the Ambulatory Surgical Centres Landscape

Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Company Overview
- Business Strategy
- Key Product Offerings
- Financial Performance
- Key Performance Indicators
- Risk Analysis
- Recent Development
- Regional Presence
- SWOT Analysis
General Electric Company
United Surgical Partners International
McKesson Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Allscripts Healthcare, LLC
Medtronic
Surgical Information Systems, LLC
Medical Information Technology, Inc.
Athenahealth, Inc.

In the News

Koninklijke Philips N.V. - revealed that as per the study, prescribing Philips MCOT (Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry) solution can support improved patient outcomes and cost savings by encouraging timely intervention and monitoring for arrhythmic disturbances.
United Surgical Partners International (USPI)’s – affiliate, Southeastern Spine Institute (SSI) Ambulatory Surgery Center, launched its new robotic-assisted surgery program.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In the year 2025, the industry size of ambulatory surgical centers is evaluated at USD 46.83 billion.

The ambulatory surgical centers market size was valued at USD 44.48 billion in 2024 and is expected to exceed USD 101.82 billion by the end of 2037, expanding at over 6.7% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2037. Increasing global healthcare expenditure as well as rising cost of operating room inpatient stay along with growing trend of ambulatory surgical centers will propel the market growth.

North America industry is poised to hold majority revenue share by 2037, impelled by presence of a strong healthcare network along with growing number of ambulatory surgical centers, as well as the rising awareness amongst the healthcare service providers about the benefits of ambulatory surgical centers in the region.

The major players in the market include Koninklijke Philips N.V., General Electric Company, United Surgical Partners International, McKesson Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Allscripts Healthcare, LLC, Medtronic, Surgical Information Systems, LLC, Medical Information Technology, Inc., Athenahealth, Inc.

Global Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Market Trends, Forecast Report 2025-2037

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Sector: Growth Drivers and Challenges

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Market: Key Insights

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Segmentation

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Industry - Regional Synopsis

Companies Dominating the Ambulatory Surgical Centres Landscape

In the News

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Market Report Scope

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Global Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Market Trends, Forecast Report 2025-2037

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Sector: Growth Drivers and Challenges

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Market: Key Insights

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Segmentation

Ambulatory Surgical Centers Industry - Regional Synopsis

Companies Dominating the Ambulatory Surgical Centres Landscape

In the News

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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