by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., April 15, 2020 All things considered, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are the new kids on the surgical block…the increasingly popular new kids. In 1980, there were 275 ASCs in the U.S.1 As of March 18, 2020 there were 5,800.2 But given the Covid-19 crisis, will they have enough resources to …