Surgical Care Affiliates Announces Partnership with Lakeside Surgery Center

GLENDALE, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA), one of the country's largest providers of specialty surgical services, announced today it has entered into a joint venture arrangement with Lakeside Surgery Center in Glendale, Calif. to partner in the operation of the center.

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Under the agreement, SCA and a group of physician partners will own the center, and SCA will provide management services.

Lakeside Surgery Center will continue to be a multi-specialty surgical center, focusing on gastroenterology, a comprehensive colonoscopy screening program, colon and rectal surgery, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, hand surgery, general ophthalmology and vitreoretinal care, podiatry, otolaryngology, urology and pain management.

"The medical staff of Lakeside Surgery Center is excited to announce the selection of SCA as our corporate partner," said Dr. Dario Perez, medical director of the center. "We believe that the combination of SCA's surgery center expertise, their local and national footprint, and our medical staff's clinical expertise will help Lakeside Surgery Center be one of the best ASCs in the state.

"We look forward to continuing to provide high quality, patient friendly healthcare in the low cost environment of our outstanding surgery center," he said. "We know that the implementation of SCA's operational platform will position both our center and the American healthcare system for success in the future."

Andrew Hayek, president and chief executive officer of SCA, said, "We are excited about the opportunity to partner with this group of quality physicians at Lakeside Surgery Center. This will allow the physicians to focus on clinical excellence while leveraging SCA's nationwide infrastructure and support services.  This is another milestone in our effort to expand our services to more physicians, surgical hospitals and surgery centers across the country."

About Surgical Care Affiliates:

Surgical Care Affiliates is committed to being the partner of choice for physicians, hospitals, and health systems in delivering high-quality surgical services. SCA's centers operate with outstanding clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. SCA operates 129 ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals across the country with approximately 3,700 full-time teammates and approximately 2,000 physician partners. For more information on SCA, visit www.scasurgery.com.

SOURCE Surgical Care Affiliates