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Marlboro Medical Builing on Highway 9

Ambulatory surgery centers, or ASCs

"Ambulatory surgery centers, or ASCs, are facilities where surgeries that do not require hospital admission are performed. ASCs provide cost-effective services and a convenient environment that is less stressful than what many hospitals can offer. Patients arrive at the ASC on the day of their procedure, have their surgery in a fully equipped operating room and recover under the care of highly skilled nurses, all without hospital admission. Whether they are young or old, patients and their families benefit from the comfortable environment ASCs offer. ASCs may perform surgeries in several specialties or dedicate their services to one specialty, such as eye care or sports medicine." As the developer we are guided by service to the community.

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