▁procedures . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁S CA ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁Be cker ’ s ▁ASC ▁Review ’ s ▁“ Best ▁Places ▁to ▁Work ▁in ▁Health care ”. ▁ ▁History ▁S urg ical ▁Care ▁Aff ili ates ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁by ▁Jo el ▁Gordon ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁Gordon ▁had ▁previously ▁founded ▁General ▁Care ▁Cor p ▁( N Y SE : ▁G CE ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁a ▁hospital ▁company ▁that ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Hospital ▁Corporation ▁of ▁America ▁( “ H CA ” ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁to ▁s elling ▁General ▁Care ▁Cor p ▁to ▁H CA , ▁Gordon ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Andrew ▁“ W o ody ” ▁Miller , ▁an ▁H CA ▁executive , ▁and ▁Jack ▁M asse y , ▁a ▁co - found er ▁of ▁H CA ▁and ▁American ▁vent ure ▁capital ist , ▁to ▁launch ▁S CA . ▁S CA ▁raised ▁capital ▁by ▁listing ▁shares ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁proceed s ▁to ▁ac quire ▁existing ▁surg ery ▁cent ers ▁and ▁build ▁new ▁surg ery ▁cent ers , ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁S CA ▁grew ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 6 7 ▁facilities , ▁with ▁Ken ▁Mel k us ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁CE O ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1