While physician benefits are numerous, it is the patient who benefits the most from office based procedures. Through utilization of Southwest Ancillary Services's Mobile Surgical Services, physicians in turn provide their patients with the following benefits:

• Convenience
  • Elimination of pre-surgical testing or admissions processing
  • Southwest Ancillary Services handles the patient's pre-verification and pre-certification and files the patient's claim for its services
  • Faster recovery time and return to normal activities
• Increased comfort
  • Access to office-based procedures made possible by advanced technology
  • Reduced anesthesia and associated risks
  • Reduced physical trauma and stress
  • Comfort and privacy of their own physician's office
• More choices
  • Ability to exercise more control over their own health care by choosing a physician who offers the convenience and benefits of this mobile surgical alternative
• Cost savings
  • Lower overall expense

Employers who offer their employees health care benefits through a company who is contracted with Southwest Ancillary Services, Inc. experience great rewards in the workplace. By offering additional surgical options for their employees, employers see the following benefits:

• Reduced absenteeism rate
• Quality assurance of health care delivered
• Reduced overall costs for employees resulting in reduced insurance costs for the employer
• Faster patient recovery time resulting in less time away from the office
• Greater access to advanced medical technologies and progressive treatment options
• Improved patient satisfaction in regard to the procedure and their employer for choosing a plan that offers the mobile surgical alternative.