duction: Community Hospital has reached near capacity in its on-campus surgical suites and has begun to explore options to add addition O.R. capacity. Concurrently, a number of its busiest surgeons have expressed an interest in developing and owning an ambulatory surgical center (ASC). Representatives of both groups have recently met and have agreed to explore together the feasibility of a jointly-owned ASC. Before committing substantial resources to the venture, they have requested your help in determining