Surgical Volume: Can "Ambulatory Surgery Centers" (ASCs) Handle the 2026 Load? The year 2026 has officially crowned the Ambulatory Surgery Center as the king of procedure volume. In 2026, over 55% of all elective surgeries have migrated away from traditional hospitals and into these specialized outpatient facilities. This 2026 trend is driven by a "Value-Based Care" mandate, where insurers and patients alike favor the lower costs and faster "home-to-home" times of ASCs....