Under the new partnership, the center will operate under the new name, University Ambulatory Surgery Center that will continue to operate as a multi- specialty center offering orthopedics, pain management, ophthalmology, general surgery, otolaryngology, urology, plastics and podiatry.
Tom McAfee, physician-in-chief, UCSD Health Sciences, said: “This partnership with SCA allows us to meet our increasing demand for ambulatory surgical capacity, and positions us to expand and develop these services to serve a growing population into the future.”