United Surgical Partners International (USPI) was founded in 1998, and is one of the prominent leaders in ambulatory surgery and short-stay medicine. 6,500 surgeons use USPI's facilities yearly vis-a-vis strategic parternship.

Founded by Don Steen in 1998, USPI has since grown rapidly. USPI currently manages over 160 surgical centers in the US and England. The company went public in 2001 and was taken private again in 2007. Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe - a private equity firm out of NYC - is the current major stockholder.

USPI posted system-wide revenues of over $1.6 billion. The company intends to add 16 facilities in 2009.

United Surgical is based in Dallas, TX

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