Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers
Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments with physicians and other medical staff primarily engaged in (1) providing surgical services (e.g., orthoscopic and cataract surgery) on an outpatient basis or (2) providing emergency care services (e.g., setting broken bones, treating lacerations, or tending to patients suffering injuries as a result of accidents, trauma, or medical conditions necessitating immediate medical care) on an outpatient basis. Outpatient surgical establishments have specialized facilities, such as operating and recovery rooms, and specialized equipment, such as anesthetic or X-ray equipment. Illustrative Examples: Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics Freestanding emergency medical centers and clinics Freestanding trauma centers (except hospitals) Urgent medical care centers and clinics (except hospitals)
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Health Care and Social Assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. The industries in this sector are arranged on a continuum starting with establishments providing medical care exclusively, continuing with those providing health care and social assistance, and finally finishing with those providing only social assistance. Establishments in this sector deliver services by trained professionals. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of health practitioners or social workers with the requisite expertise. Many of the industries in the sector are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry. Excluded from this sector are yoga and aerobics instruction in Subsector 611, Educational Services, physical fitness facilities in Subsector 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries, and personal fitness training services and non-medical diet and weight reducing centers in Subsector 812, Personal and Laundry Services. Although these can be viewed as health services, these services are not typically delivered by health practitioners. |
| 621 | Ambulatory Health Care Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Ambulatory Health Care Services subsector provide health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most significant part of the production process. |
| 6214 | Outpatient Care Centers 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments with medical staff primarily engaged in providing a range of outpatient services, such as family planning, diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders and alcohol and other substance abuse, and other general or specialized outpatient care. |
| 62149 | Other Outpatient Care Centers 5-digit NAICS industry | This industry comprises establishments with medical staff primarily engaged in providing general or specialized outpatient care (except family planning centers and outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers). Centers or clinics of health practitioners with different degrees from more than one industry practicing within the same establishment (e.g., Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Dental Medicine) are included in this industry. Illustrative Examples: Dialysis centers and clinics Outpatient biofeedback centers and clinics Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics Outpatient community health centers and clinics Freestanding emergency medical centers and clinics Outpatient sleep disorder centers and clinics Health maintenance organization (HMO) medical centers and clinics |
| 621493 | Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers 6-digit U.S. detail | This U.S. industry comprises establishments with physicians and other medical staff primarily engaged in (1) providing surgical services (e.g., orthoscopic and cataract surgery) on an outpatient basis or (2) providing emergency care services (e.g., setting broken bones, treating lacerations, or tending to patients suffering injuries as a result of accidents, trauma, or medical conditions necessitating immediate medical care) on an outpatient basis. Outpatient surgical establishments have specialized facilities, such as operating and recovery rooms, and specialized equipment, such as anesthetic or X-ray equipment. Illustrative Examples: Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics Freestanding emergency medical centers and clinics Freestanding trauma centers (except hospitals) Urgent medical care centers and clinics (except hospitals) |
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Classification References
- 01Outpatient community health clinics with health practitioners from multiple industries are classified in U.S. Industry 621498, All Other Outpatient Care Centers; and
- 02Establishments known and licensed as hospitals that also perform ambulatory surgery and emergency room services are classified in Subsector 622, Hospitals.
Index Items
Ambulatory surgical centers and clinics, freestanding
Emergency medical centers and clinics, freestanding
Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics
Freestanding emergency medical centers and clinics
Laser surgery centers, freestanding
Trauma centers (except hospitals), freestanding
Urgent medical care centers and clinics (except hospitals), freestanding
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 621493.
American College of Surgeons
Program standards and requirements for ambulatory surgical centers and emergency centers
Emergency and Ambulatory Surgery Centers Association
Primary trade association representing freestanding ambulatory and emergency centers across the United States
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal agency page providing coverage policies, certification requirements, and performance reports for these facilities
