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Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Jack Curran Jack Curran New York, United States Last Updated: September 2024 NAICS 62149

Revenue

$205.5bn

2024

$205.5bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xbn

Employees

985k

Businesses

18,368

Wages

$XX.Xbn

Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry analysis

Emergency and outpatient care centers have developed a fast-growing role in healthcare delivery in the United States. While rising incomes and broader insurance coverage have facilitated access to outpatient care in recent years, rising healthcare costs, declining reimbursements and tech advances have moved more procedures to the outpatient setting. The shift to outpatient care continued despite the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with the pandemic permanently changing how patients receive care. Outpatient care centers are treating more patients than ever as same-care offers patients valuable convenience, safety and cost-savings over the hospital setting. While most outpatient providers continue to navigate financial challenges and labor issues, profit remains strong as patient volumes rise. In all, revenue has been expanding at a CAGR of 1.6% to $205.5 billion over the past five years, including expected growth of 1.9% in 2024.

Trends and Insights

  • A rapidly evolving healthcare landscape supports growth in outpatient care. An aging population, mounting healthcare costs and tech advances permanently change how patients receive care.
  • Patient volumes at ambulatory surgery centers keep accelerating. Ambulatory centers treat more patients than ever as more procedures shift away from the costly inpatient setting.
  • Population distribution influences the distribution of outpatient providers. More outpatient care centers are near major metro centers where access to patient pools, employees and healthcare spending peaks.
  • Ambulatory surgery centers compete with hospitals. ASCs face pressure from new ambulatory facilities operated by hospitals.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $205.5bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

An aging population facing health challenges propels growth

  • The aging baby boomer generation is driving an increased demand for outpatient services. As this demographic ages, healthcare needs naturally rise, leading to more procedures like colonoscopies, orthopedic surgeries, eye treatments and plastic surgeries.
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Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Aging population pushes demand ever upward

  • Over the next five years, US residents aged 65 and older are projected to grow faster than the total population. As the population ages, the number of patients suffering from strokes or chronic diseases may increase, raising demand for dialysis and other outpatient care.

Biggest companies in the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Fresenius Medical Care Ag & Co. Kgaa
14,128.1
1,083.8
7.7
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
11,472.3
2,323.7
20.3

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Products & Services Segmentation

Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including HMO medical centers, Kidney dialysis centers and Freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency centers. HMO medical centers is the largest segment of the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US.

Trends and Insights

HMO medical centers are varied

  • This segment provides a range of outpatient medical services to health maintenance organization (HMO) subscribers with a focus generally on primary healthcare. This segment includes closed-panel HMOs and staff-model HMOs.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry includes establishments with medical staff primarily providing emergency, general or specialized outpatient care. This industry also includes centers or clinics with various health practitioners, each with different specializations and operating in other industries, who practice in the same establishment.

What's included in this industry?

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) medical careKidney dialysisAmbulatory surgical and emergency careBiofeedback treatmentInfusion therapyPain therapySleep disorder treatmentCommunity health

Companies

Fresenius Medical Care Ag & Co. KgaaDaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

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Related Terms

KIDNEY DIALYSISAMBULATORYHEMODIALYSISPERITONEAL DIALYSISEND STAGE RENAL DISEASE (ESRD)

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 62149 - Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

A rapidly evolving healthcare landscape supports growth in outpatient care. An aging population, mounting healthcare costs and tech advances permanently change how patients r...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Patient volumes at ambulatory surgery centers keep accelerating. Ambulatory centers treat more patients than ever as more procedures shift away from the costly inpatient sett...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Population distribution influences the distribution of outpatient providers. More outpatient care centers are near major metro centers where access to patient pools, employee...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Ambulatory surgery centers compete with hospitals. ASCs face pressure from new ambulatory facilities operated by hospitals.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

International for-profit care centers are bolstering their position in the US. German Fresenius Medical Care is the largest company in the dialysis segment.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Fresenius Medical Care Ag & Co. Kgaa's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Fresenius Medical Care Ag & Co. Kgaa, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Outpatient care providers’ role has implications for public health. A mix of federal, state and local laws, agencies and regulators oversee providers to ensure patient safety...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Labor issues for outpatient care centers pressure wage growth.­ Outpatient providers are paying more employees as shortages limit their ability to provide care.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry in United States is $205.5bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry in 2024?

There are 18,368 businesses in the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 10.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 1.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers market in United States are Fresenius Medical Care Ag & Co. Kgaa and DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

What does the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US in United States include?

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) medical care and Kidney dialysis are part of the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Fresenius Medical Care Ag & Co. Kgaa.

How competitive is the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Emergency & Other Outpatient Care Centers in the US industry in United States.

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Competitors

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Complementors

  • Primary Care Doctors in the US
  • Specialist Doctors in the US
  • Ambulance Services in the US

International industries

  • Hospitals in Canada
  • Health Services in Australia
  • General Practice Medical Services in New Zealand

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