May 17, 2022 / 05:35PM GMT
Ben Hendrix - RBC Capital Markets, LLC - Analyst
All right, I think we're on. So good afternoon. I'm Ben Hendrix, healthcare services, managed care analyst here at RBC Capital Markets. And with me here today is Dave Doherty, CEO (sic -- see company website, "CFO") and Executive Vice President of Surgery Partners, Inc., ticker SGRY. It's a leading operator of ambulatory surgical centers and surgical hospitals providing non-emergency surgical services across a number of specialties, notably with a growing musculoskeletal platform.
Questions and Answers:
Ben Hendrix - RBC Capital Markets, LLC - AnalystAnd with that, let me start by asking, well, Omicron disruption and the labor headwinds have been a consistent theme across all providers year to date. Surgery Partners and the ASC industry as a whole has been better insulated from the more acute COVID-driven headwinds. Can you talk about the attributes of the ASC industry that have helped you weather the pandemic disruption?
Dave Doherty - Surgery Partners, Inc. - EVP & CFO