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.

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. – more at azbigmedia.com