Wilmington Surgcare

What Wilmington Surgcare does

Wilmington SurgCare is an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) located at 1801 S. 17th St in Wilmington, North Carolina, founded in 1992 as the first ASC in the Wilmington market. The facility provides same-day outpatient surgical procedures across 21 medical specialties — including orthopedic surgery, general surgery, ophthalmology, urology, pain management, ENT, plastic surgery, endoscopy, gynecology, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, podiatry, and urogynecology — staffed by a network of more than 90 board-certified physicians. Wilmington SurgCare operates as a subsidiary within the Surgery Partners network, leveraging its parent company's operational, compliance, and technology infrastructure.

The center's core technology stack is anchored by the CORI Surgical System, a robotics-assisted platform for partial and total knee replacement that uses CT-free intraoperative planning based on the patient's own anatomy and soft tissue tension to size and position implants prior to bone cuts. Supporting digital infrastructure includes One Medical Passport for online patient pre-registration, PatientNotebook for secure online bill payment, ProviderTrust VendorProof for vendor compliance screening against federal and state exclusion databases, and Google Analytics for website usage tracking. The facility is Medicare-certified and AAAHC-accredited, indicating compliance with federal and sector-specific quality and safety standards.

Wilmington SurgCare generates revenue through surgical facility fees charged for outpatient procedures and through reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance carriers. As an ASC, the facility is paid approximately 46% less than hospitals on average for the same procedures, passing cost savings to patients who pay roughly 50% less than comparable hospital-based care. The go-to-market model is sales-led through a physician referral network, with surgeons bringing their patients to the center; the company also collects co-payments, deductibles, and co-insurance at the time of surgery, accepting cash, check, Visa, and Mastercard. All physicians practicing at the center are board-certified, and the facility markets itself on lower prices, faster turnaround times (up to 3X faster than hospitals), reduced infection risk, and the convenience of same-day discharge.

Name

Wilmington Surgcare

Legal name

Wilmington SurgCare

Website

https://surgcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Wilmington SurgCare is a Medicare-certified, multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center in Wilmington, NC, founded in 1992, providing same-day outpatient surgical procedures across 21 specialties through a network of 90+ board-certified physicians and operating within the Surgery Partners network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ambulatory Surgery Services

NAICS

Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493), Outpatient Care Centers (6214)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) (HLAFAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single-Specialty ASCs (HLAFAIAB), Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Centers (HLAFAIAG), Ambulatory Surgery Centers (Ophthalmic/Outpatient Eye Surgery) (HLAKAKAO), Pain Management & Interventional Procedure Centers (HLAFAIAH)

Keywords

• Ambulatory surgery center
• Outpatient surgical care
• Same-day surgery
• Multispecialty surgical facility
• Orthopedic surgery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Surgical Facility Fees: Wilmington SurgCare generates revenue through facility fees charged for outpatient surgical procedures. As an ambulatory surgery center, they are paid 46% less than hospitals on average for procedures. The center collects co-payments, unmet deductibles, and co-insurance amounts on the day of surgery from patients.
2. Insurance Reimbursements: The facility is Medicare-certified and accepts insurance, receiving reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance carriers for covered surgical procedures performed at the center.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Wilmington Surgcare is a multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in Wilmington, NC providing same-day outpatient surgical procedures across 13+ specialties including general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, urology, pain management, ENT, plastic surgery, endoscopy, gynecology, vascular, neurosurgery, podiatry, and urogynecology. The center is Medicare-certified and AAAHC-accredited, deploying advanced surgical technology such as the CORI robotics-assisted system for orthopedic procedures, and supports patients with online pre-registration and digital bill payment.

Product overview

Wilmington SurgCare operates as a multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) providing same-day outpatient surgical procedures. The facility's core offering is outpatient surgery services spanning multiple specialties including general surgery, orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology, urology, pain management, and more. The center utilizes the CORI Surgical System for robotics-assisted knee replacement procedures, representing their advanced technology offering. Supporting services include One Medical Passport for patient pre-registration and an online bill payment portal through PatientNotebook. All physicians are board-certified, and the facility is Medicare-certified.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outpatient Surgical Procedures Multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center service providing same-day outpatient surgical procedures for patients referred by board-certified area surgeons across 13+ specialties, with same-day discharge and reduced cost versus hospital settings.
• CORI Surgical System - Robotics-Assisted Knee Replacement Robotics-assisted knee surgery service leveraging the CORI Surgical System for partial and total knee replacement, offering CT-free pre-surgical planning and intraoperative precision without requiring pre-operative CT scans or rods.

Quantifiable outcome

• Turnaround time between surgeries can be up to 3X faster than in hospital settings
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ProviderTrust (VendorProof)minorOthersSurgery Partners partners with ProviderTrust's VendorProof solution to streamline vendor information verification and monitor federal and state databases to screen for exclusions. Vendors and service providers register through VendorProof portal for compliance screening including OIG Exclusions, Medicare Fraud, and IRS issues.
• Surgery PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilmington SurgCare is a Surgery Partners company. Surgery Partners is a leading operator of surgical facilities that provides operational support, technology, and resources to affiliated surgery centers across the network.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: One of the largest U.S. for-profit hospital operators with a growing ASC and outpatient surgery footprint. Represents the hospital-system incumbent that Wilmington SurgCare competes against on price, convenience, and surgeon relationships.
• United Surgical Partners International (USPI): Tenet Healthcare subsidiary and one of the largest ASC operators in the U.S., with hundreds of multi-specialty ambulatory surgery centers. Direct comparable in facility type, payor mix, and operational model to Wilmington SurgCare.
• Surgery Partners: Parent company and largest direct comparable — operates a national network of short-stay surgical facilities including ASCs and surgical hospitals. Wilmington SurgCare is itself a Surgery Partners affiliate, so Surgery Partners sets the strategic, operational, and capital allocation context for the asset.
• AMSURG (Envision): Major operator of ambulatory surgery centers historically partnered with Envision Healthcare, focused on multi-specialty outpatient surgery. Comparable service line breadth to Wilmington SurgCare across orthopedics, GI, ophthalmology, and pain management.
• Surgical Care Affiliates (Optum): Operates a large national network of multi-specialty ASCs as part of Optum (UnitedHealth Group). Comparable business model to Wilmington SurgCare with similar mix of multi-specialty outpatient surgical procedures and payor relationships.
• Tenet Healthcare: Major for-profit hospital operator that owns USPI, the largest ASC platform. Represents the parent of the most direct ASC competitor and competes with Wilmington SurgCare on physician recruitment and outpatient procedure share in overlapping markets.

Direct peers

• Regent Surgical Health: Privately-held ASC management and development company operating multi-specialty ambulatory surgery centers, often in partnership with hospital systems and physician groups. Comparable as a mid-sized, multi-site ASC operator with similar physician partnership model.
• ASD Management: ASC management company operating multi-specialty ambulatory surgery centers across the U.S., with a similar physician-partnership approach. Direct comparable in facility type, scale, and operating model.
• Centerre Healthcare (now part of Compass Surgical Partners): Operates ambulatory surgery centers through partnerships with health systems and physicians, focused on multi-specialty outpatient surgery. Comparable as a mid-sized ASC operator with hospital joint-venture model.

Emerging players

• Physicians Endoscopy: Specialty ASC company focused on gastroenterology and endoscopy, now part of PE-backed platform. Comparable as a physician-partner ASC operating model, though more concentrated in GI/endoscopy than Wilmington SurgCare's multi-specialty scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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