The Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers

What The Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers does

The Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers (FSASC) is a private, nonprofit professional membership association founded circa 1990 and headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. It is the only organization in Florida dedicated exclusively to ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), representing facility members that include both individually owned centers and large national operators such as HCA, USPI, and SCA. The society is governed by an elected board of directors that equally represents corporate and independently owned ASCs, with three-year director terms and annual elections.

FSASC's core offering is a membership relationship bundled with advocacy, education, and networking services rather than a software product. The organization maintains full-time staff and a registered lobbyist in Tallahassee to monitor and influence Florida state regulations and legislation governing ASCs, and it works cooperatively with the national Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) on federal-level issues. Member-facing assets include the FSASC Reach online community platform, a member directory, an annual conference and trade show (July 2026 sold out), a separately scheduled Quality & Risk Management Conference (April 2027), a recurring CE/AEU-accredited webinar series, a Medicare Rate Calculator, a job board, and a SurgiWatch newsletter.

Revenue is generated from four streams: recurring facility membership dues, conference and event registration fees, recurring subscription-style pricing for the webinar series (members $45/session or $300 full series; non-members $145/session or $600 full series), and year-round corporate sponsorships connecting vendors with Florida ASC decision-makers. Distribution is entirely Florida-domestic, with no international footprint and no publicly disclosed financial figures.

Name

The Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Legal name

Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Website

https://fsasc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers (FSASC) is a Tallahassee-based nonprofit membership association that provides advocacy, education, and networking services to ambulatory surgical centers across Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from facility members including ASC owners and administrators across Florida.
2. Conference and Event Registration: Revenue from annual conferences, trade shows, and quality & risk management conferences. The Annual Conference & Trade Show is a significant event with exhibitor/sponsor opportunities.
3. Webinar and Educational Programs: Webinar series pricing: Members $45/non-members $145 per session, or Members $300/non-members $600 for the full series. CE and AEU credits offered.
4. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsor program placing companies in front of Florida's ASC decision-makers through communication mediums, events, and promotional opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers (FSASC) is a nonprofit professional membership association that represents and serves ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) operating in Florida. It provides members with advocacy, regulatory updates, continuing education, conferences, webinars, and networking resources. The organization sells memberships, hosts events, and operates the FSASC Reach community platform to connect ASC operators across the state.

Product overview

The Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers (FSASC) is a professional membership organization, not a software product company. FSASC provides advocacy, education, and networking services to ambulatory surgical centers across Florida through member benefits including an online community platform (FSASC Reach), educational webinars and conferences, and resource tools. The organization hosts an Annual Conference & Trade Show and a Quality & Risk Management Conference, and offers members access to a directory, career center, and specialized calculators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FSASC Membership
• Annual Conference & Trade Show
• Quality & Risk Management Conference
• FSASC Webinar Series
• FSASC Reach Community Platform
• Member Directory
• Medicare Rate Calculator
• Career Center

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFSASC works cooperatively with the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association at the national level. This cooperation allows FSASC members to add their influence to activities at the Federal level, complementing the society's state-level advocacy efforts.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Ohio's statewide ASC association providing legislative advocacy, education, and member resources. Comparable state-level association with similar membership and advocacy model to FSASC.
• Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society: Texas's statewide association for ASCs offering advocacy, education, and networking. Comparable to FSASC in scope and service mix, focused on a different state with a large ASC market.
• California Ambulatory Surgery Association: California's statewide ASC membership association. Operates with the same state-level advocacy, education, and conference model as FSASC but in a different geography; directly comparable as a state-level peer association.
• Illinois Ambulatory Surgery Center Association: Illinois-based ASC association focused on advocacy and education for ambulatory surgery centers. Similar state-level peer to FSASC operating in a different geographic market.

Broad incumbents

• Florida Hospital Association: Florida's hospital industry trade association. A larger, more established healthcare advocacy organization that competes for legislative attention and member mindshare in overlapping areas like outpatient policy and reimbursement.
• Florida Medical Association: Florida's statewide professional association for physicians. A broader healthcare advocacy incumbent that overlaps with FSASC's regulatory influence footprint in Tallahassee and shares some physician-administrator members.
• Florida Osteopathic Medical Association: Florida statewide professional association for osteopathic physicians. Adjacent healthcare membership organization with overlapping advocacy and education programming in the Florida market.

Emerging players

• ASC Quality Collaboration: Industry coalition focused on ASC quality measurement and reporting. Comparable in serving the same ASC operator base with education and benchmarking content, though operating at a national level rather than a single state.
• AAAASF (American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities): Provides accreditation programs for ASCs and office-based surgery facilities. While not a membership advocacy organization, AAAASF serves the same ASC operator base and intersects with FSASC's quality and compliance content areas.

Direct peers

• Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA): The national professional membership association for ambulatory surgery centers. ASCA is FSASC's federal-level counterpart and explicit cooperative partner, making it the most directly comparable organization in mission, member type, and service mix (advocacy, education, networking).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSpAoN42jM1yHNwYe49K5Fw
• Facebookfacebook.com/FSASC/?ref=hl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/florida-society-of-ambulatory-surgical-centers

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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