What Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers does

Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers, founded in 2011 and headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, operates the largest network of AAAHC-accredited ambulatory surgery centers in the United States dedicated exclusively to pediatric and special-needs dental and oral surgery performed under general anesthesia. Across 32 facilities in 12 states (expanding to 15+), the company provides restorative dentistry, extractions, oral surgery, endodontics, and special-needs dentistry delivered by dedicated anesthesia teams (anesthesiologists, CRNAs, anesthesia assistants) and credentialed pediatric dentists. Blue Cloud addresses a specific access gap: pediatric and special-needs patients who cannot tolerate outpatient chairside dental care, for whom hospital operating-room access is scarce and waitlists are long.

The business runs a B2B referral model in which thousands of general and pediatric dentists across multiple states refer cases via web or fax; Blue Cloud handles insurance verification, scheduling, and post-procedure documentation back to the referring provider. Revenue is generated through facility fees billed per outpatient surgical case, with physician partners in some markets sharing in facility-fee economics. The company accepts Medicaid, CHIP, DentaQuest, MCNA, and most PPO plans, with payment plans available for self-pay balances, anchoring its volume to publicly funded payor flows. A secondary physician partnership channel invites dentists to co-build or co-invest in new ASCs.

In September 2025, Great Hill Partners acquired a majority interest in Blue Cloud from The Rise Fund (TPG's impact investing platform), installing new board members alongside CEO Devin Larsen to fund continued geographic expansion. The company is privately held, has 501-1,000 employees, and is concurrently executing an aggressive de novo rollout with new and announced centers in Pittsburgh, Hartford, Columbus, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Omaha, Toledo, Charlotte, Reno, and Pensacola.

Name

Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers

Legal name

Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers, LLC

Website

https://bluecloudpsc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers operates the largest US network of AAAHC-accredited ambulatory surgery centers providing dental and oral surgery under general anesthesia to pediatric and special-needs patients across 15+ states, serving over 60,000 patients annually via a dental-referral and facility-fee model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Dental Ambulatory Surgery Centers

NAICS

Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493), Offices of Dentists (621210)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Oral Surgery Services (Minor Surgical Procedures) (HLABAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Needs Pediatric Dentistry (HLABAGAD), Women’s & Children’s Surgical Care Centers (HLAFAJAM)

Keywords

• Ambulatory surgery centers
• Pediatric dental surgery
• General anesthesia dentistry
• Outpatient surgical services
• Special needs dental care

Headquarters

HQ city

Glen Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Facility Fees: Blue Cloud generates revenue through facility fees charged for outpatient surgical procedures performed at their ambulatory surgery centers. Partner physicians share in facility fee revenue for cases they perform.
2. Dental Surgical Services: Revenue from comprehensive dental surgical procedures including pediatric dentistry, oral surgery, endodontics, and special needs dentistry performed under general anesthesia

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers operates the largest network of pediatric dental ambulatory surgery centers in the United States, providing dental and oral surgery procedures under general anesthesia exclusively to pediatric and special-needs patients. The company runs 32 AAAHC-accredited facilities across 12 states with dedicated anesthesia teams, supported by a B2B referral network of dental providers who send patients for outpatient procedures billed through insurance (Medicaid, CHIP, DentaQuest, MCNA, and most PPO plans).

Product overview

Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers operates as a unified platform of 32 fully accredited pediatric dental ambulatory surgery centers across 12 states. The core offering is general anesthesia dental services for pediatric and special needs patients. The platform integrates multiple service modules including pediatric dentistry, oral surgery, special needs dentistry, and endodontics—all delivered under physician-supervised general anesthesia. The company provides a web-based referral system for dental providers and accepts various insurance plans including Medicaid and CHIP programs. New surgery center expansions are ongoing across multiple states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Dental Ambulatory Surgery Centers State-licensed, AAAHC-accredited ambulatory surgery centers providing dental and oral surgery procedures under general anesthesia exclusively for pediatric (infancy through adolescence) and special-needs patients. Services include comprehensive pediatric dentistry, oral surgery (wisdom teeth extraction, jaw surgery, gum grafts, implants), endodontics (root canal therapy), and special-needs dentistry for patients with autism spectrum disorder, Down Syndrome, and other medical, physical, developmental, emotional, or cognitive conditions.
• Provider Referral System Web-based referral platform allowing dental providers (pediatric dentists, oral surgeons, general dentists) to refer pediatric and special-needs patients for general anesthesia dental treatment at Blue Cloud facilities. Dental providers refer patients via website or fax, and Blue Cloud handles patient outreach, scheduling, insurance verification, anesthesia, the procedure itself, and returns comprehensive post-procedure documentation to the referring provider. Used by thousands of dental providers across 15 states.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving over 60,000 pediatric and special-needs patients annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Smile Brands:

Direct peers

• Kids Dental Brands: Pediatric dental DSO focused on Medicaid and underserved populations with a multi-state footprint; comparable to Blue Cloud in patient demographic focus and value-based care model for high-need pediatric dental patients.
• Benevis: Large dental support organization serving Medicaid and CHIP populations through affiliated practices; shares Blue Cloud's mission-driven focus on underserved pediatric populations and similar payor mix.

Broad incumbents

• Heartland Dental: Largest dental support organization in the US with thousands of supported offices; relevant comparable as a scaled multi-state DSO platform, though broader in scope than Blue Cloud's pediatric-only focus.
• Pacific Dental Services: Major dental support organization operating across multiple specialties nationwide; comparable as a scaled DSO platform with multi-state growth strategy, though serving a broader patient base.
• MB2 Dental Solutions: Large dental partnership organization supporting hundreds of practices; comparable as a PE-backed DSO platform with growth and exit characteristics similar to Blue Cloud's structure.
• Surgery Partners: Public ASC operator with hundreds of short-stay surgical facilities; relevant comparable for the ASC operating model, unit economics, and multi-site expansion playbook, though with broader surgical mix.
• US Anesthesia Partners: Leading anesthesia services organization supporting hospitals and ASCs; comparable for the dedicated anesthesia team model and PE-backed healthcare services profile that Blue Cloud relies on.
• InterDent Service Corporation: Multi-state dental support organization supporting affiliated dental practices; comparable as a regional DSO with multi-state footprint and similar physician partnership characteristics.

Emerging players

• US Oral Surgery Management: PE-backed oral surgery DSO with multi-state footprint; comparable as a scaled oral surgery platform with similar physician partnership model and de novo/tuck-in growth strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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