Surgery Center Benchmarks Merced, CA
5 Medicare-certified surgical centers. 4 report quality measures, 2 have patient-survey scores.
| Center | City | Specialties | Ownership | ORs | Hospital visits after surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Surgery Center | MERCED | Dental surgeryEndoscopyFoot surgery +5 | Proprietary | 7 | As expected Colonoscopy |
| INTERVENTIONAL PAIN CENTER OF MERCED | MERCED | Pain management | Proprietary | 1 | no case volume reported |
| ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY CENTER | MERCED | Endoscopy | Proprietary | 1 | As expected Colonoscopy |
| MERCED AMBULATORY ENDOSCOPY CE | MERCED | Endoscopy | Proprietary | 4 | As expected Colonoscopy |
| CENTRAL CALIFORNIA DENTAL SURGERY CENTER | ATWATER | Dental surgeryOther surgery | Proprietary | 3 | no case volume reported |
One measure shown per center — the one with reportable case volume. Every center reports on a different mix, which is why the full grid below is worth reading.
| Center | Colonoscopy nat 9.9 | Orthopedic nat 2.4 | Urology nat 5.4 | General surgery nat 1 | Transfer rate | Rating | Recommend | Surveys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Surgery Center | 10.4 As expected | 2.3 As expected | 5.4 As expected | 1 As expected | 0.037 | 93 | 91 | 225 |
| INTERVENTIONAL PAIN CENTER OF MERCED | — | — | — | — | 0 | 99 | 99 | 59 |
| ADVANCED ENDOSCOPY CENTER | 9.7 As expected | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| MERCED AMBULATORY ENDOSCOPY CE | 11.5 As expected | — | — | 0.9 As expected | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRAL CALIFORNIA DENTAL SURGERY CENTER | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rates are per-100 risk-standardized 7-day hospital visits; "nat" is the national rate for that measure. Rating and Recommend are OAS CAHPS linear mean scores (0–100). A dash means CMS did not report a value — usually too few cases, which is not a bad score.
Sources: CMS Provider of Services file (iQIES, 2026 Q2) for the facility list, specialties and room counts; CMS ASCQR facility-level quality measures; CMS OAS CAHPS patient survey. Metro grouping is by CBSA code 32900; the area name is the U.S. Census Bureau's own title for it, not one we invented.