What is an Ambulatory Surgery Center

What is an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and why does it matter for your spine surgery? Dr. Brent Kimball of DISC Neurosurgery & Spine in Lone Tree, CO explains how ASCs provide the same surgical quality as a hospital without the massive overhead, critical care units, and unpredictable billing. Patients walk in, receive surgery, and walk out the same day. Dr. Kimball performs approximately 90% of his artificial disc replacement surgeries in an ASC, with patients heading home or to a nearby hotel just two to three hours after surgery. The lower cost environment means real savings that can be passed directly to patients making cash pay disc replacement surgery more accessible than ever.