Steamboat Surgery Center

What Steamboat Surgery Center does

Steamboat Surgery Center is a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center (ASC) operating from a 9,150 square-foot facility with two operating rooms at 705 Marketplace Plaza, Suite 150, Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2020 through a partnership between Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute (a physician practice) and UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center (a hospital system), the center provides outpatient surgical procedures across three service lines: orthopaedics, pain management, and spine surgery. The facility is managed by SCA Health (Surgical Care Affiliates), a third-party ASC management company, and holds Joint Commission Ambulatory Healthcare Accreditation and CMS certification, the latter required for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. The center's technology stack is operational and third-party: PINNACLE III for specialty billing, Epay Healthcare for online patient payments, and Casetabs for SMS-based pre-admission workflows.

The center generates revenue exclusively through surgical procedure fees billed to patients and their insurance carriers, with self-pay patients paying in full prior to service. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the business office provides estimates on request. Revenue is inherently transactional (per-procedure) with no subscription or recurring component. Patients reach the center via physician referrals from partner practices — most notably Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, whose surgeons are co-owners — and from community physicians in the Steamboat Springs and Denver, Colorado surrounding communities. Marketing relies on physician referral networks, the company website, patient testimonials, and Google reviews rather than paid advertising.

The facility's value proposition rests on the cost and quality advantages typical of ASCs versus hospital outpatient settings: lower per-procedure cost, lower post-operative wound infection rates, reduced wait times due to on-time surgical schedules, and individualized attention enabling same-day discharge. The center is privately held, with no venture capital, private equity, or public ownership disclosed. Strategic ownership is split between the surgeons of Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute and UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center, with SCA Health providing operational management.

Name

Steamboat Surgery Center

Legal name

Steamboat Surgery Center

Website

https://steamboatsurgerycenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Steamboat Surgery Center is a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, providing outpatient orthopaedic, pain management, and spine surgery. Founded in 2020 by Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute and UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center, it operates two ORs under SCA Health management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ambulatory Surgery Center Services

NAICS

Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Centers (HLAFAIAG)

Keywords

• Ambulatory surgery center
• Outpatient orthopaedic surgery
• Pain management procedures
• Spine surgery services
• Same-day surgical care

Headquarters

HQ city

Steamboat Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Surgical Procedure Services: The center generates revenue through outpatient surgical procedures billed to patients and their insurance carriers. Services include orthopaedics, pain management, and spine surgery. The facility accepts various insurance plans and also serves self-pay patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Steamboat Surgery Center is a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, providing outpatient surgical procedures in orthopaedics, pain management, and spine surgery. The 9,150 sq ft facility has two operating rooms, is jointly owned by Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute and UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center, and is managed by SCA Health. Services are delivered to patients referred by partner physician practices or scheduled directly through the facility.

Product overview

Steamboat Surgery Center operates as a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center (ASC) offering outpatient surgical services. The center specializes in three core service areas: Orthopaedics (surgery on the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue), Pain Management (interventional procedures to alleviate pain throughout the body), and Spine Surgery (minimally invasive procedures for degenerative disc disease, disc herniation, fractures, tumors, infections, instability, and deformity). The 9,150 square feet facility contains two operating rooms and is managed by SCA Health. The center was established through a partnership between Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute and UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center, opening in 2020.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthopaedic Surgery Outpatient surgical procedures on the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, performed by board-certified orthopaedic surgeons from Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute at the Steamboat Springs ASC facility.
• Pain Management Procedures Interventional pain management procedures designed to alleviate pain throughout the body, delivered on an outpatient basis at the Steamboat Springs ASC.
• Spine Surgery Minimally invasive outpatient spine procedures addressing degenerative disc disease, disc herniation, fractures, tumors, infections, instability, and deformity, performed at the Steamboat Springs ASC.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistently high patient satisfaction ratings
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner and owner of Steamboat Surgery Center. The surgeons of this institute partnered with UCHealth to establish the ASC. Provides orthopaedic and spine surgery services through the center. The institute's surgeons perform procedures at the facility.
• UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner and co-owner of Steamboat Surgery Center. Hospital-based partner providing spine surgery and medical expertise. Part of the larger UCHealth healthcare system serving Colorado.
• SCA Health (SCA)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerManages the day-to-day operations of Steamboat Surgery Center. SCA Health specializes in ambulatory surgery center management and operations. Provides administrative, operational, and business management expertise.
• Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (CASCA)minorOthersIndustry trade association representing ambulatory surgery centers in Colorado. Steamboat Surgery Center is a proud member, providing networking and advocacy at the state level.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AMSURG: AMSURG is a national operator of ambulatory surgery centers, with strong concentration in gastroenterology, ophthalmology, and multispecialty. It is a broad incumbent serving the same hospital-outpatient migration thematic as Steamboat.
• SCA Health: SCA Health (Surgical Care Affiliates) is the third-party management company that runs Steamboat Surgery Center's day-to-day operations. It operates one of the largest ASC platforms in the U.S., making it the closest direct operational analog and comparable business model.
• USPI (United Surgical Partners International): USPI is one of the largest ASC management and ownership platforms in the U.S., with thousands of physician partners across multi-specialty ASCs. It is a direct comparator for the partnered, health-system-aligned ASC model Steamboat operates.
• HCA Healthcare: One of the largest U.S. for-profit hospital operators with a sizable ASC and outpatient surgery footprint. Compares as a broad incumbent with overlapping outpatient orthopedic and spine capabilities, and as a competing buyer/operator of community ASCs.
• Surgery Partners: Surgery Partners is a publicly-traded ASC operator and ancillary services provider with a network of short-stay surgical facilities. Comparable to Steamboat in business model (multi-specialty outpatient surgery, physician partnerships, payor contracting).

Direct peers

• Rothman Orthopaedic Institute: A large, multi-site orthopedic specialty group operating dedicated ambulatory orthopedic and spine surgery facilities. Comparable clinical focus (musculoskeletal + spine), outpatient ASC delivery model, and physician-ownership-driven operating philosophy.
• DISC Sports & Spine Center: An outpatient, multi-specialty surgery and spine practice that operates ASCs focused on orthopedic and spine procedures. Highly comparable in clinical scope (ortho + spine + pain), patient mix (outpatient elective), and freestanding delivery model.

Regional players

• Boulder Surgery Center: A Colorado-based multi-specialty ASC serving the Boulder/Denver corridor. Comparable in service mix, payor dynamics, and state regulatory environment, though it operates in a different urban-suburban market rather than the resort community Steamboat anchors.

Others

• UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center: Co-owning hospital partner and the dominant acute-care provider in the Steamboat Springs market. Comparable as an inpatient/tertiary alternative and as the upstream feeder for ASC-eligible cases that ultimately get redirected to Steamboat Surgery Center.
• Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute: Founding physician-partner of Steamboat Surgery Center and its primary referral source. Comparable in clinical scope (orthopedics and spine) and in the same local market; functions as both customer and co-owner of the ASC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/steamboat-surgery-center

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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