title: Surgery centers continue pattern of growth.
abstract: The number of outpatient surgery centers grew at an 11% clip in 1990, fueled by the continued shift of patients and procedures to the outpatient setting, according to a recent survey by SMG Marketing Group, a Chicago-based healthcare consulting and market research firm. But while figures project continued growth, competition and government regulation could limit future expansion.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States