May 10, 2022 / 08:20PM GMT
Kevin Mark Fischbeck - BofA Securities, Research Division - MD in Equity Research
It's my pleasure to be introducing Surgery Partners. Surgery Partners is the largest pure-play provider of surgery center services throughout the country. Presenting today, we have Dave Dougherty, who is the CFO of the company. He has been foolish enough to jump right into Q&A. So I think I'll start. If anyone has any questions, by all means, raise your hand, but I'll start off.
Questions and Answers:
Kevin Mark Fischbeck - BofA Securities, Research Division - MD in Equity ResearchMaybe the place to start is with the quarter. I guess you guys raised the guidance by about $5 million on an EBITDA basis. Can you just talk a little bit about what was the main driver behind that increase?
David T. Doherty - Surgery Partners, Inc. - Executive VP & CFO
Sure. And first off, Kevin, thank you. I appreciate the opportunity to be here on behalf of Surgery Partners. Our first quarter, you're absolutely right, came out strong enough for