| Universal Health Services, Inc.owns and operates through its subsidiaries, acute care hospitals, behavioral health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and radiation oncology centers. As of February 28, 2013, it owned and/or operated 23 acute care hospitals and 197 behavioral health centers located in 37 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United States, Virgin Islands. Its operating segments consists of acute care hospital services and behavioral health care services. In October, 2012, it acquired Ascend Health Corporation (Ascend). Ascend was the private behavioral health provider with nine owned or leased freestanding inpatient facilities located in five states. In October of 2012, it completed the divestiture of Auburn Regional Medical Center (Auburn), a 159-bed acute care hospital located in Auburn, Washington. |
