Surgery Partners (Nasdaq: SGRY) ended 2025 confronting problems that its leaders insist are temporary. Even so, the end-of-2025 challenges serve as a reminder to ambulatory surgery center (ASC) operators how quickly payer dynamics and physician transitions can disrupt even a scaled platform. “The year closed out against a challenging backdrop, with several headwinds impacting our business in ways we didn’t anticipate,” Surgery Partners CEO Eric Evans said during an earnings call. “While some of the pressures we outlined were outside of our control, how we respond is entirely within it.” Broadly, that theme – unexpected disruption and operational resolve – took over the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call.
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Source: https://ascnews.com/2026/03/surgery-partners-navigating-challenges-tied-to-payer-dynamics-physician-transitions/