U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, today released the Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers ratings for 2025. The good news for Arizona residents is that the state has one of the highest numbers of high-performing ambulatory surgery centers in the country.
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) provide same-day surgical care for common procedures such as colonoscopies, cataract surgeries, hip/knee replacements and surgical treatment of enlarged prostate.
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For the second annual edition of Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers, U.S. News – in collaboration with CareJourney by Arcadia – evaluated 4,357 surgery centers in four separate specialty areas: Colonoscopy & Endoscopy, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics & Spine and Urology.
Ambulatory surgery centers were evaluated based on objective, risk-adjusted measures of their patients’ outcomes, including how successfully they avoided complications, ER visits, unplanned hospitalizations and other undesirable outcomes. To ensure fair comparisons among ambulatory surgery centers, the analysis accounted for each patient’s pre-existing conditions and other risk factors.
U.S. News recognizes only the highest-rated surgery centers in each specialty that satisfy U.S. News’ statistical assessment of performance.
Of note in the 2025 U.S. News Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers ratings:
● For colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures, patients at U.S. News-rated Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers had on average a 36% lower severity-weighted complication rate compared to all ASCs evaluated by U.S. News.
● For ophthalmology procedures, patients at U.S. News-rated Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers had on average a 54% lower severity-weighted complication rate compared to all ASCs evaluated by U.S. News.
● For orthopedics and spine procedures, patients at U.S. News-rated Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers had on average a 37% lower severity-weighted complication rate compared to all ASCs evaluated by U.S. News.
● For urology procedures, patients at U.S. News-rated Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers had on average a 36% lower severity-weighted complication rate compared to all ASCs evaluated by U.S. News.
The following states, listed in alphabetical order, have the greatest number of Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers:
● Arizona (23 Best ASCs)
● California (95 Best ASCs)
● Florida (64 Best ASCs)
● Georgia (29 Best ASCs)
● Maryland (34 Best ASCs)
● New Jersey (22 Best ASCs)
● New York (25 Best ASCs)
● Ohio (23 Best ASCs)
● Pennsylvania (36 Best ASCs)
● Texas (54 Best ASCs)
● Washington (22 Best ASCs)
The best ambulatory surgery centers in Arizona
Here are the Arizona healthcare organizations that are ranked among the best ambulatory surgery centers in the United States, in alphabetical order, along with the surgical centers’ specialty:
American Vision Partners-Mesa, Ophthalmology
Arizona Eye Institute & Cosmetic Laser Center, Ophthalmology
Arizona Ophthalmic Outpatient Surgery, Ophthalmology
Banner Surgery Center – Gateway Orthopedics, Orthopedics
Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center-5th St, Tuscon, Ophthalmology
Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center-Sedona, Ophthalmology
Desert Endoscopy Center, Endoscopy
Desert Ridge Outpatient Surgery, Endoscopy
Digestive Health Specialists Endoscopy Center, Endoscopy
Eye Surgery Center of Arizona-Mesa, Ophthalmology
North Valley Orthopedic Surgery Center, Orthopedics
OrthoArizona Scottsdale Surgery Center, Orthopedics
OrthoArizona Surgery Center Gilbert, Orthopedics
Outpatient Surgical Care, Ophthalmology
Physicians Surgery Center of Tempe, Orthopedics
Scottsdale Endoscopy Center, Endoscopy
Scottsdale Surgical Partners, Endoscopy
Southeast Valley Endoscopy Center, Endoscopy
Southwestern Eye Center-Casa Grande, Ophthalmology
SurgCenter Tucson, Orthopedics
Tucson Gastroenterology Institute, Endoscopy
Urologic Surgery Center of Arizona, Urology
Urologic Surgery Center of Arizona-Scottsdale, Urology
