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MFC holds 51%+ interest in four specialty surgical hospitals located
in South Dakota and Oklahoma. The MFC hospitals focus on a limited
number of high volume, non-emergency surgical procedures, and diagnostic
and imaging services. The case mix at each MFC hospital is a function
of the clinical specialties of the physicians on the medical staff
and the equipment and infrastructure at each facility. Orthopaedic
and neurosurgical procedures represent a large portion of the case
volumes at the hospitals.
At the end of 2007, MFC acquired 51% interest in each of two ambulatory
surgery centers located in Orange County, California. The centers
perform a broad range of outpatient procedures.
South Dakota
The MFC facilities are three of the largest specialty hospitals
in South Dakota. Collectively, they have a combined total of 21
operating rooms and 44 recovery beds. 439 physicians have medical
staff privileges.
The specialty surgical hospitals, located in the major population
centers of Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, service patients from
throughout South Dakota and surrounding states. This includes parts
of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana.
This catchment's area includes a population base which exceeds 1
million people.
Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Spine Hospital is located in Oklahoma City. It has
a total of 7 operating rooms and 7 recovery beds. 110 physicians
have medical staff privileges.
Its primary service area extends beyond Oklahoma City, a metropolitan
area of over 1 million people, into central and western Oklahoma.
According to the 2000 U.S. census, the state of Oklahoma had a population
of approximately 3.5 million.
California
MFC owns two ambulatory surgery centers located in Irvine and Newport
Beach, California. Collectively, the centers have a combined total
of five operating rooms and one procedure room.
Irvine and Newport Beach are incorporated cities in Orange County,
the second most populous county in the state of California, and
the fifth most populous in the United States. According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, Orange County has an estimated population of 3.0
million, with a median resident age of 42.
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