10-Q 1 a2011q2form10q.htm 10-Q 2011 Q2 Form 10Q


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
________________________________________________________________
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
T    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011
or
o    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to
Commission file number:  000-50574
Symbion, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
62-1625480
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

40 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(615) 234-5900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  o  No  x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  x
  No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 
Large accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer x
 
Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No  x

None of the registrant’s common stock is held by non-affiliates.

As of August 12, 2011, 1,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.
 




SYMBION, INC.

FORM 10-Q

August 12, 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
3

 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
4

 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (unaudited)
5

 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
6

 
 
 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
7

 
 
 
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
24

 
 
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
37

 
 
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
38

 
 
 
Part II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
38

 
 
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
38

 
 
 
Signatures
 
39





Item 1.  Financial Statements
SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
June 30,
2011
 
December 31, 2010
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
72,715

 
$
73,458

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $9,889 and $10,051, respectively
61,299

 
61,825

Inventories
11,334

 
10,798

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
8,377

 
8,636

Current assets of discontinued operations
263

 
1,003

Total current assets
153,988

 
155,720

Land
5,713

 
5,713

Buildings and improvements
103,657

 
102,795

Furniture and equipment
71,871

 
70,129

Computers and software
4,905

 
4,757

 
186,146

 
183,394

Less accumulated depreciation
(51,530
)
 
(42,762
)
Property and equipment, net
134,616

 
140,632

Intangible assets
21,576

 
21,817

Goodwill
625,562

 
624,737

Investments in and advances to affiliates
18,145

 
17,824

Other assets
15,508

 
9,633

Long-term assets of discontinued operations
34

 
34

Total assets
$
969,429

 
$
970,397

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
12,933

 
$
12,396

Accrued payroll and benefits
9,521

 
10,090

Other accrued expenses
24,369

 
25,814

Current maturities of long-term debt
6,380

 
29,195

Current liabilities of discontinued operations
69

 
923

Total current liabilities
53,272

 
78,418

Long-term debt, less current maturities
539,908

 
507,417

Deferred income tax payable
53,551

 
51,309

Other liabilities
71,689

 
68,950

Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations

 
22

 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests - redeemable
35,281

 
36,030

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, 1,000 shares, $0.01 par value, authorized, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and at December 31, 2010

 

Additional paid-in-capital
240,970

 
240,959

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 
(314
)
Retained deficit
(66,311
)
 
(55,219
)
Total Symbion, Inc. stockholders' equity
174,659

 
185,426

Noncontrolling interests - non-redeemable
41,069

 
42,825

Total equity
215,728

 
228,251

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
969,429

 
$
970,397

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Revenues
$
111,531

 
$
103,463

 
$
220,865

 
$
187,008

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and benefits
31,178

 
29,079

 
61,563

 
53,426

Supplies
27,330

 
23,086

 
52,301

 
41,244

Professional and medical fees
8,979

 
6,963

 
17,218

 
12,629

Rent and lease expense
6,289

 
6,069

 
12,276

 
12,291

Other operating expenses
8,016

 
7,421

 
16,081

 
14,231

Cost of revenues
81,792

 
72,618

 
159,439

 
133,821

General and administrative expense
5,543

 
5,937

 
11,412

 
11,169

Depreciation and amortization
5,196

 
4,912

 
10,357

 
8,996

Provision for doubtful accounts
1,561

 
1,987

 
3,187

 
3,200

Income on equity investments
(387
)
 
(876
)
 
(656
)
 
(1,504
)
Impairment and loss on disposal of long-lived assets
150

 
96

 
194

 
1,157

Gain on sale of long-lived assets
(17
)
 
(5
)
 
(139
)
 
(5
)
Litigation settlements

 
(8
)
 

 
(44
)
Loss on debt extinguishment
4,751

 

 
4,751

 

Total operating expenses
98,589

 
84,661

 
188,545

 
156,790

Operating income
12,942

 
18,802

 
32,320

 
30,218

Interest expense, net
(13,408
)
 
(12,211
)
 
(25,386
)
 
(22,942
)
(Loss) income before income taxes and discontinued operations
(466
)
 
6,591

 
6,934

 
7,276

Provision for income taxes
1,349

 
610

 
2,970

 
2,219

(Loss) income from continuing operations
(1,815
)
 
5,981

 
3,964

 
5,057

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
(71
)
 
(82
)
 
(88
)
 
(362
)
Net (loss) income
(1,886
)
 
5,899

 
3,876

 
4,695

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(6,787
)
 
(6,957
)
 
(14,968
)
 
(11,401
)
Net loss attributable to Symbion, Inc.
$
(8,673
)
 
$
(1,058
)
 
$
(11,092
)
 
$
(6,706
)

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.




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SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Symbion, Inc. Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in Capital
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Retained Deficit
 
Noncontrolling Interests
Non-redeemable
 
Total
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2009
1,000

 
$

 
$
242,623

 
$
(2,731
)
 
$
(46,479
)
 
$
3,396

 
$
196,809

Net loss

 

 

 

 
(6,706
)
 
1,603

 
(5,103
)
Amortized compensation expense related to stock options

 

 
649

 

 

 

 
649

Recognition of interest rate swap liability to earnings

 

 

 
1,717

 

 

 
1,717

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 
(2,198
)
 
(2,198
)
Acquisition and disposal of shares of noncontrolling interests

 

 
(1,766
)
 

 

 
20,210

 
18,444

Balance at June 30, 2010
1,000

 
$

 
$
241,506

 
$
(1,014
)
 
$
(53,185
)
 
$
23,011

 
$
210,318

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2010
1,000

 
$

 
$
240,959

 
$
(314
)
 
$
(55,219
)
 
$
42,825

 
$
228,251

Net loss

 

 

 

 
(11,092
)
 
6,742

 
(4,350
)
Amortized compensation expense related to stock options

 

 
668

 

 

 

 
668

Unrealized loss on interest rate swap

 

 

 
(351
)
 

 

 
(351
)
Recognition of interest rate swap liability to earnings

 

 

 
665

 

 

 
665

Distributions to noncontrolling interest partners

 

 

 

 

 
(7,718
)
 
(7,718
)
Acquisition and disposal of shares of noncontrolling interests

 

 
(657
)
 

 

 
(780
)
 
(1,437
)
Balance at June 30, 2011
1,000

 
$

 
$
240,970

 
$

 
$
(66,311
)
 
$
41,069

 
$
215,728


See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.



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SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
3,876

 
$
4,695

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Loss from discontinued operations
88

 
362

Depreciation and amortization
10,357

 
8,996

Amortization of deferred financing costs
861

 
1,000

Non-cash payment-in-kind interest option
13,366

 
12,667

Non-cash stock option compensation expense
668

 
649

Non-cash recognition of accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings
665

 
968

Non-cash credit risk adjustment of financial instruments

 
189

Non-cash losses on disposal of long-lived assets
55

 
1,152

Loss on debt extinguishment
4,751

 

Deferred income taxes
2,724

 
4,333

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions received
401

 
(329
)
Provision for doubtful accounts
3,187

 
3,200

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(2,161
)
 
(4,501
)
Income taxes receivable

 
(2,117
)
Other assets and liabilities
(456
)
 
2,628

Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations
38,382

 
33,892

Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations

 
71

Net cash provided by operating activities
38,382

 
33,963

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment, net
(4,009
)
 
(2,544
)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 
(25,019
)
Payments from unit activity of nonconsolidated facilities

 
(55
)
Change in other assets
101

 
(571
)
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations
(3,908
)
 
(28,189
)
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations

 
(18
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(3,908
)
 
(28,207
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Principal payments on long-term debt
(352,358
)
 
(7,226
)
Proceeds from debt issuances
344,754

 
33,739

Payment of debt issuance costs
(10,130
)
 

Distributions to noncontrolling interest partners
(17,388
)
 
(11,056
)
Payments and proceeds from unit activity
(1,643
)
 
581

Other financing activities
1,548

 
(592
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities - continuing operations
(35,217
)
 
15,446

Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations

 
(52
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(35,217
)
 
15,394

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(743
)
 
21,150

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
73,458

 
47,749

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
72,715

 
$
68,899


See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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SYMBION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
1. Organization

Symbion, Inc. (the “Company”), through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns interests in partnerships and limited liability companies that own and operate a national network of short stay surgical facilities in joint ownership with physicians and physician groups, hospitals and hospital systems. As of June 30, 2011, the Company owned and operated 54 surgical facilities, including 49 ambulatory surgery centers, four surgical hospitals, and one general acute care hospital with a surgical and obstetrics focus. The Company also managed eight additional ambulatory surgery centers and one physician network. The Company owns a majority ownership interest in 29 of the 54 surgical facilities and consolidates 49 of these surgical facilities for financial reporting purposes.

On August 23, 2007, the Company was acquired by an investment group led by an affiliate of Crestview Partners, L.P. (“Crestview”). As a result of this merger (the “Merger”), the Company no longer has publicly traded equity securities. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Symbion Holdings Corporation (“Holdings”), which is owned by an investor group that includes affiliates of Crestview, members of the Company's management and other investors.

2. Significant Accounting Policies and Practices

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes. Examples include, but are not limited to, estimates of accounts receivable allowances, professional and general liabilities and the estimate of deferred tax assets or liabilities. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, as well as interests in partnerships and limited liability companies controlled by the Company through ownership of a majority voting interest or other rights granted to the Company by contract to manage and control the affiliate's business. The physician limited partners and physician minority members of the entities the Company controls are responsible for the supervision and delivery of medical services. The governance rights of limited partners and minority members are restricted to those that protect their financial interests. Under certain partnership and operating agreements governing these partnerships and limited liability companies, the Company could be removed as the sole general partner or managing member for certain events such as material breaches of the partnership or operating agreement, gross negligence or bankruptcy. These protective rights do not preclude consolidation of the respective partnerships and limited liability companies. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of variable interest entities in which the Company is the primary beneficiary, under the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 810, Consolidation. The variable interest entities are surgical facilities located in the states of Florida and New York. With regard to the New York facility, the Company is the primary beneficiary due to the level of variability within the management services agreement as well as the obligation and likelihood of absorbing the majority of expected gains and losses. Regarding the Florida facility, the Company has fully guaranteed the facility's debt obligations. The debt obligations are subordinated to such a level that the Company absorbs the majority of the expected gains and losses. The accompanying consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 include assets of $15.2 million and $15.3 million, respectively, and liabilities of $4.0 million and $4.1 million, respectively, related to the variable interest entities. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in an orderly transaction between market participants to sell the asset or transfer the liability. The Company uses fair value measurements based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), or inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable (Level 2), or unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions (Level 3), depending on the nature of the item being valued.
The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because of their short-term nature.

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The carrying amount and fair value of the Company's long term debt obligations as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
June 30,
2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
June 30,
2011
 
December 31, 2010
Senior Secured Notes, net of note issuance discount of $5,237
$
344,763

 
$

 
$
338,299

 
$

Tranche A Term Loan

 
106,062

 

 
101,732

Tranche B Term Loan

 
115,438

 

 
110,724

Revolving Facility

 
56,000

 

 
53,715

PIK Exchangeable Notes
88,490

 

 
88,490

 

Toggle Notes
89,467

 
232,000

 
89,467

 
198,662


The fair value of the Senior Secured Notes, the term loans, the Toggle Notes and the Revolving Facility (as such terms are defined below) were based on Level 1 computations using quoted prices at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, as applicable. The fair value of the PIK Exchangeable Notes (as defined below) was based on a Level 3 computation, using a Company-specific discounted cash flow analysis. The Company's long-term debt instruments are discussed further in Note 4.
Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consist of receivables from federal and state agencies (under the Medicare and Medicaid programs), managed care health plans, commercial insurance companies, employers and patients. The Company recognizes that revenues and receivables from government agencies are significant to its operations, but it does not believe that there is significant credit risk associated with these government agencies. Concentration of credit risk with respect to other payors is limited because of the large number of such payors. Accounts receivable are recorded net of contractual adjustments and allowances for doubtful accounts to reflect accounts receivable at net realizable value. Also, the Company has amounts recorded in other liabilities for third-party settlements of $14.0 and $12.0 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The Company does not require collateral for private pay patients. Accounts receivable at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):
 
June 30,
2011
 
December 31, 2010
Surgical facilities
$
60,767

 
$
61,242

Physician networks
532

 
583

Total
$
61,299

 
$
61,825


The following table sets forth by type of payor the percentage of the Company's accounts receivable for consolidated surgical facilities as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
June 30,
2011
 
December 31, 2010
Private insurance
53
%
 
58
%
Government
20

 
18

Self-pay
8

 
8

Other
19

 
16

Total
100
%
 
100
%

The Company's policy is to review the standard aging schedule, by surgical facility, to determine the appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts. Patient account balances are reviewed for delinquency based on contractual terms. This review is supported by an analysis of the actual net revenues, contractual adjustments and cash collections received. If the Company's internal collection efforts are unsuccessful, the Company manually reviews the patient accounts. An account is written off only after the Company has pursued collection with legal or collection agency assistance or otherwise deemed an account to be uncollectible.

Inventories

Inventories, which consist primarily of medical and drug supplies, are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Purchase price allocations of $825,000 for the three month period ended June 30, 2011 reflect adjustments to the identifiable net assets of acquired facilities.

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The Company has intangible assets of $19.5 million related to the certificates of need for certain of its facilities. These indefinite-lived assets are not amortized, but are assessed for possible impairment under the Company's impairment policy. The Company also has an intangible asset related to a non-compete agreement, which is amortized over the 60-month life of the agreement. The net value of this intangible asset as of June 30, 2011 is $2.1 million.
Noncontrolling Interests

The consolidated financial statements include all assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of surgical facilities in which the Company has sufficient ownership and rights to allow the Company to consolidate the surgical facilities. Similar to its investments in unconsolidated affiliates, the Company regularly engages in the purchase and sale of equity interests with respect to its consolidated subsidiaries that do not result in a change of control. These transactions are accounted for as equity transactions, as they are undertaken among the Company, its consolidated subsidiaries, and noncontrolling interest holders, and their cash flow effect is classified within financing activities.

Other Accrued Expenses

A summary of other accrued expenses is as follows (in thousands):
 
June 30,
2011
 
December 31, 2010
Interest payable
$
5,545

 
$
9,865

Current taxes payable
6,472

 
6,344

Insurance liabilities
1,849

 
1,540

Other expenses
10,503

 
8,065

Total
$
24,369

 
$
25,814


Other Comprehensive Loss

The Company reports other comprehensive loss as a measure of changes in stockholders' equity that results from recognized transactions. The change in other comprehensive loss of the Company from December 31, 2010 to June 30, 2011 resulted from the derecognition of the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge as a result of the Company's debt extinguishment in the second quarter of 2011. The Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement effective December 31, 2010. Upon extinguishment of the senior secured credit facility, which was the underlying hedged instrument, the Company discontinued hedge accounting and charged the amount previously recorded to other comprehensive income to earnings. The Company's total loss, including the net loss attributable to Symbion, Inc. and the amounts recorded to other comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $10,778 and $4,989, respectively. See Note 5 for further discussion of derivative instruments.

Revenues

Revenues by service type consist of the following for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Patient service revenues
$
108,726

 
$
100,326

 
$
215,337

 
$
180,762

Physician service revenues
1,485

 
1,428

 
2,930

 
2,857

Other service revenues
1,320

 
1,709

 
2,598

 
3,389

Total
$
111,531

 
$
103,463

 
$
220,865

 
$
187,008


The following table sets forth by type of payor the percentage of the Company's patient service revenues generated for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Private insurance
68
%
 
69
%
 
68
%
 
69
%
Government
25

 
25

 
25

 
25

Self-pay
3

 
5

 
3

 
5

Other
4

 
1

 
4

 
1

Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

Reclassifications


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Certain reclassifications have been made to the comparative period's financial statements to conform to the 2011 presentation. The reclassifications primarily related to the presentation of discontinued operations and noncontrolling interests and had no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

3. Discontinued Operations

The Company disposed of four surgical facilities during 2010 which are classified as discontinued operations. The results of operations in these centers are presented net of income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations. In connection with one of the disposed facilities, the Company recorded an accrual of $1.7 million for future obligations under a facility operating lease. As of June 30, 2011, the lease liability was $1.2 million. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to this presentation for all periods presented. These required reclassifications of prior period consolidated financial statements did not impact total assets, liabilities, stockholders' equity, net loss or cash flows.

Revenues, loss on operations before taxes, income tax benefit, loss on sale, net of taxes and the loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 related to discontinued operations were as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Revenues
$

 
$
2,878

 
$

 
$
5,467

Loss on operations, before taxes
$

 
$
(84
)
 
$

 
$
(358
)
Income tax benefit
$

 
$
(2
)
 
$

 
$
(5
)
Loss on sale, net of taxes
$
(71
)
 
$

 
$
(88
)
 
$
(9
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
$
(71
)
 
$
(82
)
 
$
(88
)
 
$
(362
)

4. Long-Term Debt

The Company's long-term debt is summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
June 30,
2011
 
December 31, 2010
Senior secured credit facility
$

 
$
277,500

Senior Secured Notes, net of debt issuance discount of $5,237
344,763

 

Toggle Notes
89,467

 
232,000

PIK Exchangeable Notes
88,490

 

Notes payable to banks
13,149

 
14,786

Secured term loans
6,615

 
7,236

Capital lease obligations
3,804

 
5,090

 
546,288

 
536,612

Less current maturities
(6,380
)
 
(29,195
)
Total
$
539,908

 
$
507,417


As described in the following sections, the Company modified its long-term debt structure during the second quarter of 2011. On June 14, 2011, the Company completed a private offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% senior secured notes due 2016 (the "Offering"). The proceeds of the Offering were used to retire the Company's existing senior secured credit facility and a portion of the Company's existing Toggle Notes. In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into a new super-priority revolving credit facility and an agreement with certain holders of its outstanding Toggle Notes to exchange Toggle Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $85.4 million, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, for $88.5 million initial aggregate principal amount of new 8.00% Senior PIK Exchangeable Notes due 2017. These transactions are described in detail below.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On August 23, 2007, the Company entered into a $350.0 million senior secured credit facility with a syndicate of banks.  The senior secured credit facility extends credit in the form of two term loans of $125.0 million each (the first, the “Tranche A Term Loan” and the second, the “Tranche B Term Loan”) and a $100.0 million revolving, swingline and letter of credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”).  The Tranche A Term Loan was scheduled to mature on August 23, 2013, the Tranche B Term Loan was scheduled to mature on August 23, 2014 and the Revolving Facility was scheduled to mature on August 23, 2013.  The Tranche A Term Loan required quarterly payments of $4.7 million through September 30, 2011, quarterly payments of $6.3 million from December 31, 2011 through September 30, 2012, quarterly payments of $18.1 million from December 31, 2012 through June 30, 2013 and a balloon payment of $12.6 million on August 23, 2013.  The Tranche B Term Loan required quarterly principal payments of $312,500 through June 30, 2014 and a balloon payment of $111.1 million on

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August 23, 2014.

As of June 14, 2011, the Tranche A Term Loan had a principal balance of $101.4 million and accrued interest of $214,000. The Tranche B Term Loan had a principal balance of $115.1 million and accrued interest of $243,000. As of June 1, 2011, the interest rate on the borrowings under the senior secured credit facility was 5.5%.  The $100.0 million Revolving Facility included a non-use fee of 0.5% of the portion of the facility not used.  The Company paid this fee quarterly.  As of June 14, 2011, the amount outstanding under the Revolving Facility was $56.0 million with accrued interest and unused fee of $164,000. Concurrent with the Offering, the Company used proceeds of the Offering to retire its existing senior secured credit facility.
Toggle Notes
On June 3, 2008, the Company completed a private offering of $179.9 million aggregate principal amount of the 11.00%/11.75% senior PIK toggle notes due 2015 ("the "Toggle Notes").  Interest on the Toggle Notes is due February 23 and August 23 of each year.  The Toggle Notes will mature on August 23, 2015.  For any interest period through August 23, 2011, the Company may elect to pay interest on the Toggle Notes (i) in cash, (ii) in kind, by increasing the principal amount of the notes or issuing new notes (referred to as “PIK interest”) for the entire amount of the interest payment or (iii) by paying interest on 50% of the principal amount of the Toggle Notes in cash and 50% in PIK interest.  Cash interest on the Toggle Notes accrues at the rate of 11.0% per annum.  PIK interest on the Toggle Notes accrues at the rate of 11.75% per annum.  The Company elects to pay cash interest or to exercise the PIK option in advance of the interest period.
Since August 23, 2008, the Company has elected the PIK option of the Toggle Notes in lieu of making scheduled interest payments for various interest periods. As a result, the principal due on the Toggle Notes has increased by $65.7 million from the issuance of the Toggle Notes to June 30, 2011. On February 23, 2011, the Company elected the PIK option of the Toggle Notes in lieu of making scheduled interest payments for the interest period from February 24, 2011 to August 23, 2011. The Company has accrued $3.7 million in interest on the Toggle Notes in other accrued expenses as of June 30, 2011.

At June 14, 2011, the aggregate principal of Toggle Notes outstanding was $245.6 million, and in connection with the Offering, the Company repurchased $70.8 million aggregate principal amount of Toggle Notes, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest of $2.6 million and exchanged $85.4 million aggregate principal amount of Toggle Notes, at par plus accrued interest of $3.1 million, for $88.5 million aggregate principal amount of PIK Exchangeable Notes.
The Toggle Notes are unsecured senior obligations and rank equally with other existing and future senior indebtedness, senior to all future subordinated indebtedness and effectively junior to all secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.  Certain existing subsidiaries have guaranteed the Toggle Notes on a senior basis, as required by the indenture governing the Toggle Notes.  The indenture also requires that certain of the Company's future subsidiaries guarantee the Toggle Notes on a senior basis.  Each guarantee is unsecured and ranks equally with senior indebtedness of the guarantor, senior to all of the guarantor's subordinated indebtedness and effectively junior to its secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.
The indenture governing the Toggle Notes contains various restrictive covenants, including financial covenants that limit the Company's ability and the ability of the subsidiaries to borrow money or guarantee other indebtedness, grant liens, make investments, sell assets, pay dividends or engage in transactions with affiliates. At June 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all material covenants contained in the indenture governing the Toggle Notes.

Senior Secured Notes

On June 14, 2011, the Company completed a private offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% senior secured notes due 2016 (the "Senior Secured Notes"). The Senior Secured Notes were issued at a 1.51% discount, yielding proceeds of approximately $344.7 million. Interest on the Senior Secured Notes is due June 15 and December 15 of each year and will accrue at the rate of 8.00% per annum. The first interest payment on the Senior Secured Notes is due December 15, 2011. The Senior Secured Notes will mature on June 15, 2016.

The Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's existing and future material wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries. The Senior Secured Notes and the guarantees are the Company's and the guarantors' senior secured obligations and rank equal in right of payment with any of the Company's or the guarantors' existing and future senior indebtedness and pari passu with the Company's and the guarantors' first priority liens, except to the extent that the property and assets securing the notes also secure the obligations under the Company's new $50.0 million senior secured super-priority revolving credit facility, which is entitled to proceeds of the collateral prior to the Senior Secured Notes, in the event of a foreclosure or any insolvency proceedings.

The Company may redeem all or any portion of the notes on or after June 15, 2014 at the redemption price set forth in the indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued interest. Prior to June 15, 2014, in each of 2011, 2012 and 2013, the Company may redeem up to 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes at a price equal to 103% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may also redeem all or any portion of the Senior Secured Notes at any time prior to June 15, 2014 at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with proceeds of certain equity offerings at any time prior to June 15, 2014.

In connection with the closing of the sale of the Senior Secured Notes, the Company and the guarantors entered into a Registration

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Rights Agreement, whereby the Company agreed, under certain circumstances, to register senior secured notes with substantially identical terms to the Senior Secured Notes (the "Registered Senior Secured Notes") and commence an exchange offer to allow holders of the Senior Secured Notes to exchange their Senior Secured Notes for Registered Senior Secured Notes.
At June 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all material covenants contained in the indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes.

Scheduled amortization of the discount recorded in connection with the Senior Secured Notes is as follows (in thousands):     
 
Discount attributable to Senior Secured Notes
July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
$
395

January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012
927

January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013
1,006

January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
1,092

January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
1,186

January 1, 2016 through June 15, 2016
631

Total
$
5,237


$50.0 Million Senior Secured Super-Priority Revolving Credit Facility

Concurrent with the Offering, the Company entered into a $50.0 million senior secured super-priority revolving credit facility (the "New Credit Facility") with a syndicate of financial institutions led by affiliates of the initial Senior Secured Note purchasers. The New Credit Facility includes revolving credit loans and swingline loans. Letters of credit may also be issued under the New Credit Facility. The New Credit Facility matures December 15, 2015. The New Credit Facility is subject to a potential, although uncommitted, increase of up to $25.0 million at the Company's request at any time prior to maturity of the facility, subject to certain conditions, including compliance with a maximum net senior secured leverage ratio and a minimum cash interest coverage ratio. The increase is only available if one or more financial institutions agree to provide it.

Loans under the New Credit Facility will bear interest, at the Company's option, at the reserve adjusted LIBOR rate plus 4.50% or at the alternate base rate plus 3.50%. The Company is required to pay a commitment fee at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum on the undrawn portion of commitments in respect of the New Credit Facility. This fee is payable quarterly in arrears and on the date of termination or expiration of the commitments.

The New Credit Facility contains financial covenants requiring the Company not to exceed a maximum net senior secured leverage ratio or fall below a minimum cash interest coverage ratio, in each case tested quarterly. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility are subject to significant conditions, including the absence of any material adverse change. At June 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all material covenants contained in the New Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2011, $50.0 million was available under our New Credit Facility.

Senior PIK Exchangeable Notes

Concurrent with the Offering, the Company exchanged with Crestview, certain of its affiliates, affiliates of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and certain other holders of the Company's outstanding Toggle Notes, Toggle Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $85.4 million, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, for $88.5 million initial aggregate principal amount of the Company's 8.00% senior PIK Exchangeable Notes due 2017 (the "PIK Exchangeable Notes").

The PIK Exchangeable Notes will mature on June 15, 2017. Interest will accrue on the PIK Exchangeable Notes at a rate of 8.00% per year, compounding semi-annually on each June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2011. The Company will not pay interest in cash on the PIK Exchangeable Notes. Instead, the Company will pay interest on the PIK Exchangeable Notes in kind by increasing the principal amount of the PIK Exchangeable Notes on each interest accrual date by an amount equal to the entire amount of the accrued interest.

The PIK Exchangeable Notes are exchangeable into shares of common stock of Holdings at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date of the PIK Exchangeable Notes at a per share exchange price of $3.50. Upon exchange, holders of the PIK Exchangeable Notes will receive a number of shares of common stock of Holdings equal to (i) the accreted principal amount of the PIK Exchangeable Notes to be exchanged, plus accrued and non-capitalized interest, divided by (ii) the exchange price. The exchange price in effect at any time will be subject to customary adjustments.

The PIK Exchangeable Notes are unsecured senior obligations and rank equally with other existing and future senior indebtedness, senior to all future subordinated indebtedness and effectively junior to all secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral

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securing such indebtedness. Holdings and substantially all of the Company's existing and future material wholly owned domestic subsidiaries have guaranteed the PIK Exchangeable Notes on a senior basis, as required by the indenture governing the PIK Exchangeable Notes. Each guarantee is unsecured and ranks equally with senior indebtedness of the guarantor, senior to all of the guarantor's subordinated indebtedness and effectively junior to its secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.

The Company may not redeem the PIK Exchangeable Notes prior to June 15, 2014. On or after June 15, 2014, the Company may redeem some or all of the PIK Exchangeable Notes for cash at a redemption price equal to a specified percentage of the accreted principal amount of the PIK Exchangeable Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and non-capitalized interest. The specific percentage for such redemptions will be 104% for redemptions during the year commencing on June 15, 2014, 102% for redemptions during the year commencing on June 15, 2015, and 100% for redemptions during the year commencing on June 15, 2016.
    
The Company recorded the PIK Exchangeable Notes in accordance with ASC Topic 470, Debt. In the exchange, the new PIK Exchangeable Notes were recorded at fair value. At June 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all material covenants contained in the indenture governing the PIK Exchangeable Notes.

Notes Payable to Banks

Certain subsidiaries of the Company have outstanding bank indebtedness which is collateralized by the real estate and equipment owned by the surgical facilities to which the loans were made. The various bank indebtedness agreements contain covenants to maintain certain financial ratios and also restrict encumbrance of assets, creation of indebtedness, investing activities and payment of distributions.

Capital Lease Obligations

The Company is liable to various vendors for several equipment leases. The carrying value of the assets was $4.8 million and $5.1 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Other Obligations

In connection with the acquisition of Mountain View Hospital, LLC the Company assumed other obligations of $49.6 million. This obligation is payable to the hospital facility lessor for the land, building and improvements at Mountain View Hospital, LLC. As of June 30, 2011, the balance on the obligation is $48.3 million.

5. Derivative Instruments
On November 2, 2010, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to protect the Company against certain interest rate fluctuations of the LIBOR rate on $100.0 million of the Company's variable rate debt under the senior secured credit facility. Goldman Sachs, Inc. was the counterparty to the interest rate swap.  The effective date of the interest rate swap is December 31, 2010, and it was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012.  The interest rate swap effectively fixed the Company's LIBOR interest rate on $100.0 million of variable debt at a rate of 0.85%.

The FASB established a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The Company determines the fair value of its interest rate swap based on the amount at which it could be settled, which is referred to as the exit price. This price is based upon observable market assumptions and appropriate valuation adjustments for credit risk. The Company has categorized its interest rate swap as Level 2.

The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. The fair value of the Company's interest rate swap at June 30, 2011 reflected a liability of approximately $627,000 and is included in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The interest rate swap reflects a liability balance as of June 30, 2011 as a result of decreases in market interest rates since inception.

At inception, the Company designated the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge instrument. As a result of the extinguishment of the senior secured credit facility during the second quarter of 2011, the interest rate swap no longer qualified for cash flow hedge accounting treatment. Therefore, the Company determined the hedge instrument to be ineffective and discontinued hedge accounting treatment as of June 15, 2011. In June 2011, the Company recognized the $665,000 in accumulated other comprehensive loss as additional interest expense. Also in June 2011, the Company began recording into earnings the mark-to-market adjustment to reflect the fair value of the hedging instrument. During the three months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded a mark-to-market adjustment of $39,000 as a reduction of interest expense.

6. Commitments and Contingencies

Debt and Lease Guaranty on Non-consolidated Entities

The Company has guaranteed $1.8 million of operating lease payments of certain non-consolidating surgical facilities. These operating leases typically have 10-year terms, with optional renewal periods. As of June 30, 2011, the Company has also guaranteed $956,000 of debt of three non-consolidating surgical facilities. In the event that the Company meets certain financial and debt service benchmarks, the guarantees at these surgical facilities will expire between 2011 and 2017.


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Professional, General and Workers' Compensation Liability Risks

The Company is subject to claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business, including claims relating to patient treatment, employment practices and personal injuries. To cover these claims, the Company maintains general liability and professional liability insurance in excess of self-insured retentions through a third party commercial insurance carrier in amounts that management believes is sufficient for the Company's operations, although, potentially, some claims may exceed the scope of coverage in effect. This insurance coverage is on a claims-made basis. Plaintiffs in these matters may request punitive or other damages that may not be covered by insurance. The Company is not aware of any such proceedings that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations. The Company expenses the costs under the self-insured retention exposure for general and professional liability claims which relate to (i) deductibles on claims made during the policy period, and (ii) an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported that are expected to be reported after the policy period expires. Reserves and provisions for professional liability are based upon actuarially determined estimates. The reserves are estimated using individual case-basis valuations and actuarial analysis. Based on historical results and data currently available, management does not believe a change in one or more of the underlying assumptions will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Laws and Regulations

Laws and regulations governing the Medicare and Medicaid programs are complex and subject to interpretation. Compliance with such laws and regulations can be subject to future government review and interpretation as well as significant regulatory action including fines, penalties, and exclusion from the Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs. From time to time, governmental regulatory agencies will conduct inquiries of the Company's practices. It is the Company's current practice and future intent to cooperate fully with such inquiries. The Company is not aware of any such inquiry that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Acquired Facilities

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries or controlled partnerships and limited liability companies, has acquired and will continue to acquire surgical facilities with prior operating histories. Such facilities may have unknown or contingent liabilities, including liabilities for failure to comply with health care laws and regulations, such as billing and reimbursement, fraud and abuse and similar anti-referral laws. Although the Company attempts to assure itself that no such liabilities exist and obtains indemnification from prospective sellers covering such matters and institutes policies designed to conform centers to its standards following completion of acquisitions, there can be no assurance that the Company will not become liable for past activities that may later be asserted to be improper by private plaintiffs or government agencies. There can be no assurance that any such matter will be covered by indemnification or, if covered, that the liability sustained will not exceed contractual limits or the financial capacity of the indemnifying party.

The Company cannot predict whether federal or state statutory or regulatory provisions will be enacted that would prohibit or otherwise regulate relationships which the Company has established or may establish with other health care providers or have materially adverse effects on its business or revenues arising from such future actions. The Company believes, however, that it will be able to adjust its operations so as to be in compliance with any regulatory or statutory provision as may be applicable.

Potential Physician Investor Liability

A majority of the physician investors in the partnerships and limited liability companies which operate the Company's surgical facilities carry general and professional liability insurance on a claims-made basis. Each investee may, however, be liable for damages to persons or property arising from occurrences at the surgical facilities. Although the various physician investors and other surgeons generally are required to obtain general and professional liability insurance with tail coverage, such individuals may not be able to obtain coverage in amounts sufficient to cover all potential liability. Since most insurance policies contain exclusions, the physician investors will not be insured against all possible occurrences. In the event of an uninsured or underinsured loss, the value of an investment in the partnership interests or limited liability company membership units and the amount of distributions could be adversely affected.

7. Related Party Transactions
In addition to related party transactions discussed elsewhere in the notes to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the consolidated financial statements include the following related party transactions.  On August 23, 2007, the Company entered into a ten-year advisory services and management agreement with Crestview Advisors, L.L.C.  The annual management fee is $1.0 million and is payable on August 23 of each year.  The Company has prepaid this annual management fee and, as of June 30, 2011, had an asset of $142,000 that is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets. 

Concurrent with the Offering, the Company exchanged with Crestview, certain of its affiliates, affilates of The Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company and certain other holders of the Company's outstanding Toggle Notes, Toggle Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $85.4 million, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest of $3.1 million, for $88.5 million initial aggregate principal amount of the Company's PIK Exchangeable Notes. See Note 4 for further discussion of the PIK Exchangeable Notes.

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had $479,000 and $575,000, respectively, payable to physicians at one of the Company's physician networks as a result of cash receipts in excess of expenditures for the related facilities. These amounts are

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included in other accrued expenses.

8. Financial Information for the Company and Its Subsidiaries

The Company conducts substantially all of its business through its subsidiaries. Presented below is consolidating financial information for the Company and its subsidiaries as required by regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the Company's Toggle Notes that have been registered with the SEC. The information segregates the parent company issuer, the combined wholly-owned subsidiary guarantors, the combined non-guarantors, and consolidating adjustments. The operating and investing activities of the separate legal entities are fully interdependent and integrated. Accordingly, the results of the separate legal entities are not representative of what the operating results would be on a stand-alone basis. All of the subsidiary guarantees are both full and unconditional and joint and several.


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SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
June 30, 2011
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Parent Issuer
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Combined
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
14,615

 
$
20,185

 
$
37,915

 

 
$
72,715

Accounts receivable, net

 
480

 
60,819

 

 
61,299

Inventories

 
388

 
10,946

 

 
11,334

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
775

 
50

 
7,552

 

 
8,377

Due from related parties
2,646

 
45,530

 

 
(48,176
)
 

Current assets of discontinued operations

 

 
263

 

 
263

Total current assets
18,036

 
66,633

 
117,495

 
(48,176
)
 
153,988

Property and equipment, net
771

 
2,250

 
131,595

 

 
134,616

Goodwill and intangible assets
647,138

 

 

 

 
647,138

Investments in and advances to affiliates
87,199

 
19,690

 

 
(88,744
)
 
18,145

Other assets
13,905

 
1

 
1,602

 

 
15,508

Long-term assets of discontinued operations

 

 
34

 

 
34

Total assets
$
767,049

 
$
88,574

 
$
250,726

 
$
(136,920
)
 
$
969,429

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
84

 
$
109

 
$
12,740

 

 
$
12,933

Accrued payroll and benefits
708

 
202

 
8,611

 

 
9,521

Due to related parties

 

 
48,176

 
(48,176
)
 

Other accrued expenses
13,830

 
291

 
10,248

 

 
24,369

Current maturities of long-term debt
90

 
61

 
6,229

 

 
6,380

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 
69

 

 
69

Total current liabilities
14,712

 
663

 
86,073

 
(48,176
)
 
53,272

Long-term debt, less current maturities
522,749

 
75

 
17,084

 

 
539,908

Deferred income tax payable
53,551

 

 

 

 
53,551

Other liabilities
1,378

 
637

 
69,674

 

 
71,689

Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests - redeemable

 

 
35,281

 

 
35,281

Total Symbion, Inc. stockholders' equity
174,659

 
87,199

 
1,545

 
(88,744
)
 
174,659

Noncontrolling interests - non-redeemable

 

 
41,069

 

 
41,069

Total equity
174,659

 
87,199

 
42,614

 
(88,744
)
 
215,728

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
767,049

 
$
88,574

 
$
250,726

 
$
(136,920
)
 
$
969,429



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SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2010
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Parent Issuer
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Combined
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
14,849

 
$
27,700

 
$
30,909

 

 
$
73,458

Accounts receivable, net

 
554

 
61,271

 

 
61,825

Inventories

 
159

 
10,639

 

 
10,798

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,203

 
78

 
7,355

 

 
8,636

Due from related parties
2,285

 
43,798

 

 
(46,083
)
 

Current assets of discontinued operations

 

 
1,003

 

 
1,003

Total current assets
18,337

 
72,289

 
111,177

 
(46,083
)
 
155,720

Property and equipment, net
1,005

 
2,329

 
137,298

 

 
140,632

Goodwill and intangible assets
646,554

 

 

 

 
646,554

Investments in and advances to affiliates
96,761

 
23,711

 
5,903

 
(108,551
)
 
17,824

Other assets
7,979

 
1

 
1,653

 

 
9,633

Long-term assets of discontinued operations

 

 
34

 

 
34

Total assets
$
770,636

 
$
98,330

 
$
256,065

 
$
(154,634
)
 
$
970,397

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
15

 
$
103

 
$
12,278

 

 
$
12,396

Accrued payroll and benefits
2,014

 
138

 
7,938

 

 
10,090

Due to related parties

 

 
46,083

 
(46,083
)
 

Other accrued expenses
15,906

 
331

 
9,577

 

 
25,814

Current maturities of long-term debt
21,783

 
42

 
7,370

 

 
29,195

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 
923

 

 
923

Total current liabilities
39,718

 
614

 
84,169

 
(46,083
)
 
78,418

Long-term debt, less current maturities
487,994

 
84

 
19,339

 

 
507,417

Deferred income tax payable
51,307

 

 
2

 

 
51,309

Other liabilities
288

 
871

 
67,791

 

 
68,950

Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 
22

 

 
22

Noncontrolling interest - redeemable

 

 
36,030

 

 
36,030

Total Symbion, Inc. stockholders' equity
191,329

 
96,761

 
5,887

 
(108,551
)
 
185,426

Noncontrolling interests - nonredeemable

 

 
42,825

 

 
42,825

Total equity
191,329

 
96,761

 
48,712

 
(108,551
)
 
228,251

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
770,636

 
$
98,330

 
$
256,065

 
$
(154,634
)
 
$
970,397




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SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Parent
Issuer
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Revenues
$
8,397

 
$
2,430

 
$
104,513

 
$
(3,809
)
 
$
111,531

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and benefits

 
1,149

 
30,029

 

 
31,178

Supplies

 
245

 
27,085

 

 
27,330

Professional and medical fees

 
229

 
8,750

 

 
8,979

Rent and lease expense

 
182

 
6,107

 

 
6,289

Other operating expenses

 
100

 
7,916

 

 
8,016

Cost of revenues

 
1,905

 
79,887

 

 
81,792

General and administrative expense
5,543

 

 

 

 
5,543

Depreciation and amortization
171

 
66

 
4,959

 

 
5,196

Provision for doubtful accounts

 
34

 
1,527

 

 
1,561

Income on equity investments

 
(387
)
 

 

 
(387
)
Net loss on disposal of long-lived assets and debt extinguishment
4,884

 

 

 

 
4,884

Management fees

 

 
3,809

 
(3,809
)
 

Equity in earnings of affiliates
(6,243
)
 
(5,431
)
 

 
11,674

 

Total operating expenses
4,355

 
(3,813
)
 
90,182

 
7,865

 
98,589

Operating income
4,042

 
6,243

 
14,331

 
(11,674
)
 
12,942

Interest expense, net
(11,810
)
 

 
(1,598
)
 

 
(13,408
)
(Loss) income before taxes and discontinued operations
(7,768
)
 
6,243

 
12,733

 
(11,674
)
 
(466
)
Provision for income taxes
905

 

 
444

 

 
1,349

(Loss) income from continuing operations
(8,673
)
 
6,243

 
12,289

 
(11,674
)
 
(1,815
)
Loss from discontinued operations,
net of taxes

 

 
(71
)
 

 
(71
)
Net (loss) income
(8,673
)
 
6,243

 
12,218

 
(11,674
)
 
(1,886
)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
(6,787
)
 

 
(6,787
)
Net (loss) income attributable to Symbion, Inc.
$
(8,673
)
 
$
6,243

 
$
5,431

 
$
(11,674
)
 
$
(8,673
)

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SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Parent
Issuer
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Revenues
$
16,748

 
$
4,788

 
$
206,926

 
$
(7,597
)
 
$
220,865

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and benefits

 
2,264

 
59,299

 

 
61,563

Supplies

 
449

 
51,852

 

 
52,301

Professional and medical fees

 
460

 
16,758

 

 
17,218

Rent and lease expense

 
378

 
11,898

 

 
12,276

Other operating expenses

 
196

 
15,885

 

 
16,081

Cost of revenues

 
3,747

 
155,692

 

 
159,439

General and administrative expense
11,412

 

 

 

 
11,412

Depreciation and amortization
343

 
127

 
9,887

 

 
10,357

Provision for doubtful accounts

 
70

 
3,117

 

 
3,187

Income on equity investments

 
(656
)
 

 

 
(656
)
Net loss on disposal of long-lived assets and debt extinguishment
4,806

 

 

 

 
4,806

Management fees

 

 
7,597

 
(7,597
)
 

Equity in earnings of affiliates
(13,666
)
 
(12,166
)
 

 
25,832

 

Total operating expenses
2,895

 
(8,878
)
 
176,293

 
18,235

 
188,545

Operating income
13,853

 
13,666

 
30,633

 
(25,832
)
 
32,320

Interest expense, net
(22,400
)
 

 
(2,986
)
 

 
(25,386
)
(Loss) income before taxes and discontinued operations
(8,547
)
 
13,666

 
27,647

 
(25,832
)
 
6,934

Provision for income taxes
2,545

 

 
425

 

 
2,970

(Loss) income from continuing operations
(11,092
)
 
13,666

 
27,222

 
(25,832
)
 
3,964

Loss from discontinued operations,
net of taxes

 

 
(88
)
 

 
(88
)
Net (loss) income
(11,092
)
 
13,666

 
27,134

 
(25,832
)
 
3,876

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
(14,968
)
 

 
(14,968
)
Net (loss) income attributable to Symbion, Inc.
$
(11,092
)
 
$
13,666

 
$
12,166

 
$
(25,832
)
 
$
(11,092
)



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SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Parent
Issuer
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Revenues
$
8,913

 
$
2,457

 
$
96,010

 
$
(3,917
)
 
$
103,463

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and benefits

 
1,143

 
27,936

 

 
29,079

Supplies

 
188

 
22,898

 

 
23,086

Professional and medical fees

 
283

 
6,680

 

 
6,963

Rent and lease expense

 
185

 
5,884

 

 
6,069

Other operating expenses

 
100

 
7,321

 

 
7,421

Cost of revenues

 
1,899

 
70,719

 

 
72,618

General and administrative expense
5,937

 

 

 

 
5,937

Depreciation and amortization
174

 
75

 
4,663

 

 
4,912

Provision for doubtful accounts

 
45

 
1,942

 

 
1,987

Income on equity investments

 
(876
)
 

 

 
(876
)
Impairment and loss on disposal of long-lived assets
91

 

 

 

 
91

Litigation settlements, net
(8
)
 

 

 

 
(8
)
Management fees

 

 
3,917

 
(3,917
)
 

Equity in earnings of affiliates
(7,433
)
 
(6,119
)
 

 
13,552

 

Total operating expenses
(1,239
)
 
(4,976
)
 
81,241

 
9,635

 
84,661

Operating income
10,152

 
7,433

 
14,769

 
(13,552
)
 
18,802

Interest expense, net
(10,531
)
 

 
(1,680
)
 

 
(12,211
)
(Loss) income before taxes and discontinued operations
(379
)
 
7,433

 
13,089

 
(13,552
)
 
6,591

Provision (benefit) for income taxes
679

 

 
(69
)
 

 
610

(Loss) income from continuing operations
(1,058
)
 
7,433

 
13,158

 
(13,552
)
 
5,981

Loss from discontinued operations,
net of taxes

 

 
(82
)
 

 
(82
)
Net (loss) income
(1,058
)
 
7,433

 
13,076

 
(13,552
)
 
5,899

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
(6,957
)
 

 
(6,957
)
Net (loss) income attributable to Symbion, Inc.
$
(1,058
)
 
$
7,433

 
$
6,119

 
$
(13,552
)
 
$
(1,058
)




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SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months ended June 30, 2010
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Parent
Issuer
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Revenues
$
17,273

 
$
4,970

 
$
172,352

 
$
(7,587
)
 
$
187,008

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and benefits

 
2,335

 
51,091

 

 
53,426

Supplies

 
367

 
40,877

 

 
41,244

Professional and medical fees

 
533

 
12,096

 

 
12,629

Rent and lease expense

 
383

 
11,908

 

 
12,291

Other operating expenses

 
198

 
14,033

 

 
14,231

Cost of revenues

 
3,816

 
130,005

 

 
133,821

General and administrative expense
11,169

 

 

 

 
11,169

Depreciation and amortization
345

 
152

 
8,499

 

 
8,996

Provision for doubtful accounts

 
92

 
3,108

 

 
3,200

Income on equity investments

 
(1,504
)
 

 

 
(1,504
)
Impairment and loss on disposal of long-lived assets
51

 
1,101

 

 

 
1,152

Litigation settlements, net
(44
)
 

 

 

 
(44
)
Management fees

 

 
7,587

 
(7,587
)
 

Equity in earnings of affiliates
(11,521
)
 
(10,208
)
 

 
21,729

 

Total operating expenses

 
(6,551
)
 
149,199

 
14,142

 
156,790

Operating income
17,273

 
11,521

 
23,153

 
(21,729
)
 
30,218

Interest expense, net
(21,736
)
 

 
(1,206
)
 

 
(22,942
)
(Loss) income before taxes and discontinued operations
(4,463
)
 
11,521

 
21,947

 
(21,729
)
 
7,276

Provision (benefit) for income taxes
2,243

 

 
(24
)
 

 
2,219

(Loss) income from continuing operations
(6,706
)
 
11,521

 
21,971

 
(21,729
)
 
5,057

Loss from discontinued operations,
net of taxes

 

 
(362
)
 

 
(362
)
Net (loss) income
(6,706
)
 
11,521

 
21,609

 
(21,729
)
 
4,695

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
(11,401
)
 

 
(11,401
)
Net (loss) income attributable to Symbion, Inc.
$
(6,706
)
 
$
11,521

 
$
10,208

 
$
(21,729
)
 
$
(6,706
)


21



SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months ended June 30, 2011
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Parent
Issuer
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(11,092
)
 
$
13,666

 
$
27,134

 
$
(25,832
)
 
$
3,876

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from discontinued operations

 

 
88

 

 
88

Depreciation and amortization
343

 
127

 
9,887

 

 
10,357

Amortization of deferred financing costs
861

 

 

 

 
861

Non-cash payment-in-kind interest option
13,366

 

 

 

 
13,366

Non-cash stock option compensation expense
668

 

 

 

 
668

Non-cash recognition of other comprehensive income into earnings
665

 

 

 

 
665

Non-cash losses on disposal of long-lived assets
55

 

 

 

 
55

Loss on debt extinguishment
4,751

 

 

 

 
4,751

Deferred income taxes
2,724

 

 

 

 
2,724

Equity in earnings of affiliates
(13,666
)
 
(12,166
)
 

 
25,832

 

Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of distributions received

 
401

 

 

 
401

Provision for doubtful accounts

 
70

 
3,117

 

 
3,187

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable

 

 
(2,161
)
 

 
(2,161
)
Other assets and liabilities
20,013

 
(9,613
)
 
(10,856
)
 

 
(456
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations
18,688

 
(7,515
)
 
27,209

 

 
38,382

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
18,688

 
(7,515
)
 
27,209

 

 
38,382

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment, net
(54
)
 

 
(3,955
)
 

 
(4,009
)
Change in other assets

 

 
101

 

 
101

Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations
(54
)
 

 
(3,854
)
 

 
(3,908
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(54
)
 

 
(3,854
)
 

 
(3,908
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal payments on long-term debt
(351,845
)
 

 
(513
)
 

 
(352,358
)
Proceeds from debt issuances
344,750

 

 
4

 

 
344,754

Distributions to noncontrolling interest partners

 

 
(17,388
)
 

 
(17,388
)
Payment for debt issuance costs
(10,130
)
 

 

 

 
(10,130
)
Proceeds from unit activity
(1,643
)
 

 

 

 
(1,643
)
Other financing activities

 

 
1,548

 

 
1,548

Net cash used in financing activities - continuing operations
(18,868
)
 

 
(16,349
)
 

 
(35,217
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(18,868
)
 

 
(16,349
)
 

 
(35,217
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(234
)
 
(7,515
)
 
7,006

 

 
(743
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
14,849

 
27,700

 
30,909

 

 
73,458

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
14,615

 
$
20,185

 
$
37,915

 

 
$
72,715


22



SYMBION, INC.
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months ended June 30, 2010
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Parent
Issuer
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Combined
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Total
Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(6,706
)
 
$
11,521

 
$
21,609

 
$
(21,729
)
 
$
4,695

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from discontinued operations

 

 
362

 

 
362

Depreciation and amortization
345

 
152

 
8,499

 

 
8,996

Amortization of deferred financing costs
1,000

 

 

 

 
1,000

Non-cash payment-in-kind interest option
12,667

 

 

 

 
12,667

Non-cash stock option compensation expense
649

 

 

 

 
649

Non-cash recognition of other comprehensive income into earnings
968

 

 

 

 
968

Non-cash losses on disposal of long-lived assets
51

 
1,101

 

 

 
1,152

Non-cash credit risk adjustment of financial instruments
189

 

 

 

 
189

Deferred income taxes
4,333

 

 

 

 
4,333

Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of distributions received

 
(329
)
 

 

 
(329
)
Equity in earnings of affiliates
(11,521
)
 
(10,208
)
 

 
21,729

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 
92

 
3,108

 

 
3,200

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable

 

 
(4,501
)
 

 
(4,501
)
Income taxes payable
(2,117
)
 

 

 

 
(2,117
)
Other assets and liabilities
(2,210
)
 
2,740

 
2,098

 

 
2,628

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities - continuing operations
(2,352
)
 
5,069

 
31,175

 

 
33,892

Net cash provided by operating activities -discontinued operations

 

 
71

 

 
71

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
(2,352
)
 
5,069

 
31,246

 

 
33,963

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment, net
(106
)
 

 
(2,438
)
 

 
(2,544
)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(31,323
)
 
6,304

 

 

 
(25,019
)
Payments from unit activity
(55
)
 

 

 

 
(55
)
Change in other assets
(300
)
 
(271
)
 

 

 
(571
)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities -
continuing operations
(31,784
)
 
6,033

 
(2,438
)
 

 
(28,189
)
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations

 

 
(18
)
 

 
(18
)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(31,784
)
 
6,033

 
(2,456
)
 

 
(28,207
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal payments on long-term debt
(3,811
)
 

 
(3,415
)
 

 
(7,226
)
Proceeds from debt issuances
33,739

 

 

 

 
33,739

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interest partners

 

 
(11,056
)
 

 
(11,056
)
Proceeds from unit activity
581

 

 

 

 
581

Change in other long-term liabilities
300

 
271

 
(1,163
)
 

 
(592
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities -
continuing operations
30,809

 
271

 
(15,634
)
 

 
15,446

Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations

 

 
(52
)
 

 
(52
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
30,809

 
271

 
(15,686
)
 

 
15,394

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(3,327
)
 
11,373

 
13,104

 

 
21,150

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
11,272

 
14,992

 
21,485

 

 
47,749

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
7,945

 
$
26,365

 
$
34,589

 

 
$
68,899


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9. Subsequent Events

Effective August 1, 2011, the Company acquired a 56.0% ownership interest in an ASC located in Great Falls, Montana, for an approximate aggregate purchase price of $2.9 million plus the assumption of approximately $232,000 of debt. The Company will consolidate this facility for financial reporting purposes for periods subsequent to the acquisition. Also, effective August 1, 2011, the Company acquired a 50.0% ownership interest in a 20-bed surgical hospital located in Great Falls, Montana and acquired the right to manage the hospital for approximate aggregate consideration of $1.0 million. The Company will account for this facility as an equity method investment for financial reporting purposes for periods subsequent to the acquisition. Additionally, effective August 1, 2011, the Company acquired the right to manage a medical clinic consisting of 45 multi-specialty physicians located in Great Falls, Montana, for approximate aggregate consideration of $1.3 million.
    
Effective July 1, 2011, the Company acquired an incremental ownership interest of 2.0% in one of our surgical facilities located in Chesterfield, Missouri, for an aggregate of $1.0 million, financed with cash from operations. Prior to the acquisition, the Company owned 53.5% of this facility. The Company consolidates this surgical facility for financial reporting purposes.

Effective July 19, 2011, the Company paid Goldman Sachs, Inc. $683,000 to terminate its interest rate swap agreement.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements, which are based on our current expectations, estimates and assumptions about future events. All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained in this report, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, effective tax rate, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ from the expectations expressed in the statements. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict.  These factors include, without limitation:

our substantial leverage and its impact on our ability to raise additional capital, react to changes in the economy and our industry and meet our obligations under our debt instruments;
uncertainty associated with the implementation of legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to health care reform and healthcare spending;
the risk that payments from third-party payors, including government health care programs, decrease or remain constant and our costs increase;
the status of the federal economy and its impact on the health care sector;
our dependence upon payments from third-party payors, including governmental health care programs and managed care organizations;
our ability to acquire and develop additional surgical facilities on favorable terms and to integrate their business operations successfully;
our ability to enter into strategic alliances with health care systems and other third-party payors that are leaders in their markets;
efforts to regulate the construction, acquisition or expansion of health care facilities;
our ability to attract and maintain good relationships with physicians who use our facilities;
our ability to enhance operating efficiencies at our surgical facilities and to control costs as the volume of cases performed at our facilities changes;
our ability to comply with applicable laws and regulations regulating the operation of our surgical facilities, including physician self-referral laws and laws relating to illegal remuneration under the Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs;
our ability to comply with applicable corporate governance and financial reporting standards;
legislative changes restricting physician ownership of hospitals;
the risk of changes to laws governing the corporate practice of medicine that may require us to restructure some of our relationships, which could result in a significant loss of revenues, require us to purchase some or all of the noncontrolling interests, and divert other resources;
risks related to the nature of our corporate structure, including the level of control exercised by Crestview;
our legal responsibility to the holders of ownership interests in the entities through which we own surgical facilities, which may conflict with the interests of our noteholders and prevent us from acting solely in our own bests interests or the interests of our noteholders;
our ability to obtain the capital required to operate our business and fund acquisitions and developments on favorable terms;
the intense competition for physicians, strategic relationships, acquisitions and managed care contracts, which may result in a decline in our revenues, profitability and market share;
the geographic concentration of our operations in certain states, which makes us particularly sensitive to regulatory, economic and other conditions in those states;
our dependence on our senior management; and
other risks and uncertainties described in this report or detailed from time to time in our filings with the SEC.

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In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this report may not occur, and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. When you consider these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risk factors and other cautionary statements in this report.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. Other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Executive Overview

We own and operate a national network of short stay surgical facilities in 28 states. Our surgical facilities, which include ambulatory surgery centers ("ASCs") and surgical and acute care hospitals, primarily provide non-emergency surgical procedures across many specialties, including, among others, orthopedics, pain management, gastroenterology and ophthalmology.  Some of our hospitals also offer additional services, such as diagnostic imaging, pharmacy, laboratory, obstetrics, physical therapy and wound care.
We own our surgical facilities in partnership with physicians and, in some cases, healthcare systems in the markets and communities we serve.  We apply a market-based approach in structuring our partnerships with individual market dynamics driving the structure.  We believe this approach aligns our interests with those of our partners.

As of August 12, 2011, we owned and operated 56 surgical facilities, including 50 ASCs, five surgical hospitals, and one general acute care hospital with a surgical and obstetrics focus.  We also managed eight additional ASCs.  We owned a majority interest in 30 of the 56 surgical facilities and consolidated 50 facilities for financial reporting purposes.   In addition to our surgical facilities, we also manage one physician network in a market in which we operate an ASC as well as one physician clinic in a market in which we operate an ASC.
 
We have benefited from both the growth in overall outpatient surgery cases as well as the migration of surgical procedures from the hospital to the surgical facility setting.  Advancements in medical technology, such as lasers, arthroscopy and enhanced endoscopic techniques, have reduced the trauma of surgery and the amount of recovery time required by patients following a surgical procedure.  Improvements in anesthesia also have shortened the recovery time for many patients and have reduced post-operative side effects such as pain, nausea and drowsiness.  These medical advancements have enabled more patients to undergo surgery in a surgical facility setting.

On June 14, 2011, we issued $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 ("Senior Secured Notes") at a price of 98.492% (the "Offering"). We used the net proceeds from the sale of the Senior Secured Notes, together with cash on our balance sheet, to repay in full, all outstanding borrowings under our $350.0 million existing senior secured credit facilities and to repurchase $70.8 million aggregate principal amount of our 11.00%/11.75% senior PIK toggle notes due 2015 (the "Toggle Notes"), at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, from certain holders of Toggle Notes. Simultaneous with the closing of the Offering, we entered into a new $50.0 million senior secured super-priority revolving credit facility and issued $88.5 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% senior PIK exchangeable notes due 2017 (the "PIK Exchangeable Notes") to affiliates of Crestview, affiliates of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, and certain other holders of Toggle Notes in exchange for $85.4 million aggregate principal amount of our existing Toggle Notes, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest.
 
We continue to focus on improving the performance of our same store facilities and acquiring facilities on a selective basis that we believe have favorable growth potential. Effective January 7, 2011, we acquired an incremental ownership interest of 3.5% in our surgical facility located in Chesterfield, Missouri for an aggregate purchase price of $1.8 million. Additionally, on July 1, 2011, we acquired an additional incremental ownership interest of 2.0% in this facility. As of August 12, 2011, we owned a 55.5% ownership interest in this facility.

Revenues

Our revenues consist of patient service revenues, physician service revenues and other service revenues. Our patient service revenues relate to fees charged for surgical or diagnostic procedures performed at surgical facilities that we consolidate for financial reporting purposes. Physician service revenues are revenues from physician networks consisting of reimbursed expenses, plus participation in the excess of revenues over expenses of the physician networks, as provided for in our service agreements with our physician networks. Other service revenues consist of management and administrative service fees derived from the non-consolidated facilities that we account for under the equity method, management of surgical facilities in which we do not own an interest, and management services we provide to physician networks for which we are not required to provide capital or additional assets.

The following tables summarize our revenues by service type as a percentage of revenues for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Patient service revenues
98
%
 
97
%
 
98
%
 
97
%
Physician service revenues
1

 
1

 
1

 
1

Other service revenues
1

 
2

 
1

 
2

Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%


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Payor Mix

The following table sets forth by type of payor the percentage of our patient service revenues generated in the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Private insurance
68
%
 
69
%
 
68
%
 
69
%
Government
25

 
25

 
25

 
25

Self-pay
3

 
5

 
3

 
5

Other
4

 
1

 
4

 
1

Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

Case Mix

We primarily operate multi-specialty facilities where physicians perform a variety of procedures in various specialties, including orthopedics, pain management, gastroenterology and ophthalmology, among others. We believe this diversification helps to protect us from any adverse pricing and utilization trends in any individual procedure type and results in greater consistency in our case volume.

The following table sets forth the percentage of cases in each specialty performed at surgical facilities which we consolidate for financial reporting purposes for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Ear, nose and throat
6.4
%
 
6.0
%
 
6.2
%
 
5.9
%
Gastrointestinal
29.2

 
29.1

 
29.4

 
29.5

General surgery
3.9

 
4.0

 
4.0

 
4.0

Obstetrics/gynecology
2.8

 
2.6

 
2.8

 
2.7

Ophthalmology
15.3

 
16.0

 
15.1

 
16.3

Orthopedic
16.8

 
17.0

 
17.3

 
17.1

Pain management
14.2

 
14.2

 
14.1

 
13.7

Plastic surgery
3.5

 
3.4

 
3.5

 
3.3

Other
7.9

 
7.7

 
7.6

 
7.5

Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

Case Growth

Same Store Information

We define same store facilities as those facilities that were operating throughout either the applicable three or six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. The following same store facility table includes both consolidated surgical facilities from continuing operations (whose results are included in our revenue) and non-consolidated surgical facilities (whose results are not reported in our revenue, as we account for these surgical facilities using the equity method). This same store facilities table is presented to allow comparability to other companies in our industry for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Cases
63,643

 
65,088

 
120,235

 
123,563

Case growth
(2.2
)%
 
N/A

 
(2.7
)%
 
N/A

Net patient service revenue per case
$
1,810

 
$
1,722

 
$
1,508

 
$
1,512

Net patient service revenue per case growth
5.1
 %
 
N/A

 
(0.3
)%
 
N/A

Number of same store surgical facilities
52

 
N/A

 
51

 
N/A


The decrease in cases was primarily driven by the scheduled termination of an agreement with a health plan to utilize one of our same store facilities for a specified period of time in addition to weak economic conditions. Our same store results for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 include the results of our acute care hospital with a surgical and obstetrics focus located in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

The following same store facility table is presented for purposes of explaining changes in our consolidated financial results and accordingly excludes non-consolidated surgical facilities that are not reported in our revenue:

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Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Cases
58,472

 
59,683

 
109,845

 
113,083

Case growth
(2.0
)%
 
N/A

 
(2.9
)%
 
N/A

Net patient service revenue per case
$
1,750

 
$
1,635

 
$
1,407

 
$
1,408

Net patient service revenue per case growth
7.0
 %
 
N/A

 
(0.1
)%
 
N/A

Number of same store surgical facilities
48

 
N/A

 
46

 
N/A


Consolidated Information

The following table sets forth information for all surgical facilities included in continuing operations that we consolidate for financial reporting purposes for the periods indicated. Accordingly, the table includes surgical facilities that we have acquired, developed or disposed of since January 1, 2010.
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Cases
59,627

 
60,847

 
117,878

 
116,941

Case growth
(2.0
)%
 
N/A

 
0.8
%
 
N/A

Net patient service revenue per case
$
1,823

 
$
1,649

 
$
1,827

 
$
1,546

Net patient service revenue per case growth
10.6
 %
 
N/A

 
18.2
%
 
N/A

Number of consolidated surgical facilities
49

 
N/A

 
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Sources of Revenue and Recent Regulatory Developments
 
We are dependent upon private and government third-party sources of payment for the services we provide. The amounts that our surgical facilities, physician network and physician clinic receive in payment for their services may be adversely affected by market and cost factors as well as other factors over which we have no control, including Medicare, Medicaid, and state and federal regulations and the cost containment and utilization decisions and reduced reimbursement schedules of third-party payors. The disclosure in this section is meant to supplement, and should be read in connection with, the disclosures set forth under the headings "Sources of Revenue" and "Governmental Regulation" in Item 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and "Sources of Revenue and Recent Regulatory Developments" in Item 2 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
Health Care Reform
 
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively with the Affordable Care Act, the “Acts”) were signed into law on March 23, 2010 and March 30, 2010, respectively, dramatically altering the U.S. health care system. The Acts are intended to provide coverage and access to substantially all Americans, to increase the quality of care provided, and to reduce the rate of growth in healthcare expenditures. The changes include, among other things, reducing payments to Medicare Advantage plans, expanding the Medicare program's use of value-based purchasing programs, tying hospital payments to the satisfaction of certain quality criteria, bundling payments to hospitals and other providers, reducing Medicare and Medicaid payments, including disproportionate share payments, expanding Medicare and Medicaid eligibility, and expanding access to health insurance. As part of the effort to control or reduce health care spending, the Acts also contain a number of measures intended to reduce fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, such as requiring the use of recovery audit contractors in the Medicaid program and limitations on the Stark (physician self-referral) law exception that allows physicians to have ownership interests in hospitals (the “Whole Hospital Exception”). Among other things, the Acts prohibit hospitals from increasing the percentages of the total value of the ownership interests held in the hospital by physicians after March 23, 2010, as well as place severe restrictions on the ability of a hospital subject to the Whole Hospital Exception to add operating rooms, procedure rooms and beds. It is difficult to predict the impact the Acts will have on the Company's operations as a majority of the measures contained in the Acts do not take effect until 2014. The Acts could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Budget Control Act of 2011

On August 2, 2011, Congress passed, and the President signed, the Budget Control Act, which raised the federal debt ceiling and made spending cuts of roughly the same amount. Under this Act, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is tasked with reducing the federal deficit by an additional $1.5 trillion by December 23, 2011. If the joint committee fails to approve a bill or Congress does not enact the recommendations, a number of cuts will be automatically “triggered”, which could result in approximately a 2% reduction in Medicare reimbursement rates for providers. We cannot predict whether the joint committee will recommend spending cuts to federal health care programs and, if it does, whether Congress will actually enact their recommendations or whether the automatic cuts will be triggered by Congress's failure to act and if the automatic cuts are triggered, what the actual reductions in reimbursement will be to hospitals and surgery centers. Any reduction in provider reimbursement rates under federal health care programs could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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Medicare Reimbursement-Ambulatory Surgery Centers
 
Payments under the Medicare program to ASCs are made under a system whereby the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) determines payment amounts prospectively for various categories of medical services performed in ambulatory surgery centers. Beginning in 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") transitioned Medicare payments to ASCs to a system based upon the hospital outpatient prospective payment system ("OPPS"). On July 1, 2011, CMS issued a proposed rule to update the Medicare program's payment policies and rates for ASCs for calendar year ("CY") 2012. The final rule applies a 0.9% increase to the ASC payment rate, which reflects a 2.3% market basket update, less a 1.4% productivity adjustment, as required by the Affordable Care Act. CMS has also proposed to introduce a quality reporting program for ASCs. Under the proposed rule, ASCs would be required to report eight quality measures in order to be eligible for the full market basket update. CMS has proposed that reporting by ASCs could begin CY 2012 for CY 2014 payment determination.
 
Medicare Reimbursement-Hospital Inpatient Services
 
Six of our surgical facilities are licensed as hospitals. The Medicare program pays hospitals on a prospective payment system for acute inpatient services. Under this prospective payment system, a hospital receives a fixed amount for inpatient hospital services based on each patient's final assigned diagnosis related group (“DRG”). On August 1, 2011, CMS issued the inpatient prospective payment system (“IPPS”) final rule for federal fiscal year (“FFY”) 2012, beginning on October 1, 2011. Under the final rule, hospitals that report quality data under the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program will receive a 1% payment rate increase for inpatient hospital stays paid under the IPPS and hospitals that do not report quality data will receive 1% decrease in payment rates.

On April 29, 2011, CMS issued the final rule on the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program, an initiative authorized by the Affordable Care Act, which is intended to reward hospitals for the quality of care they provide to Medicare patients receiving inpatient hospital services. An estimated $850 million will be allocated to hospitals in FFY 2013, based on their performance on certain quality measures, which have been drawn from the set of measures that most hospitals already report under the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program. For FFY 2013, CMS will measure hospital performance using two domains: the clinical process of care domain, which is comprised of 12 clinical process of care measures, and the patient experience of care domain, which is comprised of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey measure. Hospitals will be evaluated, and incentive payments will be allocated, based on hospitals' level of achievement and improvement over past performances. The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program will not increase overall Medicare spending for inpatient stays in acute care hospitals. Rather, the Affordable Care Act requires CMS to fund the incentive payments by reducing the base operating DRG payment amounts. The reduction will be 1% in FFY 2013, rising to 2% by FFY 2017.
 
In addition, the Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to develop a plan to implement a value-based purchasing program for payments under the Medicare program for ASCs. On April 18, 2011, HHS released its report to Congress, which contained a framework for establishing such a value-based purchasing program. We cannot predict how the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program will impact our hospitals' Medicare reimbursement for hospital inpatient services. However, our revenue could be negatively impacted if our hospitals perform poorly on the quality measures reported under the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program. Furthermore, we do not know if or when a value-based purchasing program will be implemented for Medicare payments to ASCs or, if such a program is implemented, whether it will follow the recommendations set forth by HHS, or have a negative impact on our revenues.
 
Medicare Reimbursement-Hospital Outpatient Services

Most outpatient services provided by hospitals are reimbursed by Medicare under the OPPS whereby hospital outpatient services are classified into groups called ambulatory payment classifications (“APCs”). CMS establishes a payment rate for each APC by multiplying the scaled relative weight for the APC by a conversion factor. The payment rate is further adjusted to reflect geographic wage differences. APC classifications and payment rates are reviewed and adjusted on an annual basis. If CMS' annual payment recalculations result in a decrease in APC payment rates for procedures performed in our hospitals, our revenues and profitability could be materially adversely affected.

On July 1, 2011, CMS issued the proposed OPPS rates for CY 2012. Under the proposed rule, the market basket update for CY 2012 for hospitals under the OPPS would be 1.5 %, which represents a 2.8% market basket update, reduced by a 1.2% multifactor productivity adjustment and a 0.1% adjustment, both of which are required by the Affordable Care Act. Hospitals that submit quality data in accordance with the Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting Program will receive the full 1.5% market basked update, and those that do not submit quality data will receive a (0.5)% update. As part of the proposed rule, CMS has also proposed to add nine quality measures to the current list of 23 measures to be reported by hospital outpatient departments, bringing to 32 the total number of measures that are to be reported for purposes of the CY 2014 payment determination.

In addition, CMS is proposing a 0.6% reduction to the payment rates for non-cancer OPPS hospitals to offset the adjustment to cancer hospital payments. When combined with the estimated 0.2% payment increase that is needed to ensure budget neutrality in connection with the proposed transition to full use of community mental health center (“CMHC”) data for CMHC partial hospital program per diem payment rates, CMS anticipates that the proposed rule would increase payment rates for hospital outpatient services provided in non-cancer hospitals by 1.1% in CY 2012.


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Operating Margins

Our operating income margin for the three months ended June 30, 2011 decreased to 11.6%, or 15.8% excluding our loss on debt extinguishment, from 18.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This decrease was attributable to a 2.0% decrease in case volume at our same store consolidated facilities primarily driven by the scheduled termination of an agreement with a health plan to utilize one of our same store facilities for a specified period of time in addition to weak economic conditions. Our operating income margins are sensitive to volume decreases due to certain fixed costs such as facility rent expense and minimum staffing requirements.

Acquisitions and Developments

Effective August 1, 2011, we acquired a 56.0% ownership interest in a surgical facility located in Great Falls, Montana, for an approximate aggregate purchase price of $2.9 million plus the assumption of approximately $289,000 of debt. We will consolidate this facility for financial reporting purposes for periods subsequent to the acquisition. Also, effective August 1, 2011, we acquired a 50.0% ownership interest in a 20-bed surgical hospital located in Great Falls, Montana and acquired the right to manage the hospital for approximate aggregate consideration of $1.0 million. We will account for this facility as an equity method investment for financial reporting purposes for periods subsequent to the acquisition. Additionally, effective August 1, 2011, the Company acquired the right to manage a medical clinic consisting of 45 multi-specialty physicians located in Great Falls, Montana, for approximate aggregate consideration of $1.3 million. These acquisitions were financed with cash from operations.
    
Effective July 1, 2011, we acquired an incremental ownership interest of 2.0% in one of our surgical facilities located in Chesterfield, Missouri, for an aggregate of $1.0 million, financed with cash from operations. Subsequent to the acquisition, we owned 55.5% of this facility. We consolidate this surgical facility for financial reporting purposes.

Discontinued Operations and Divestitures
We disposed of four surgical facilities during 2010 which are classified as discontinued operations. In connection with one of our disposed facilities, we recorded an accrual of $1.7 million for future contractual obligations under a facility operating lease. As of June 30, 2011, the lease liability was $1.2 million. There were no future contractual obligations in connection with the divestiture of the other three facilities. The assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of the four facilities have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Revenues, loss on operations before income taxes, income tax provision, loss on the sale, net of taxes, and loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes, for the following periods indicated, were as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Revenues
$

 
$
2,878

 
$

 
$
5,467

Loss on operations, before taxes
$

 
$
(84
)
 
$

 
$
(358
)
Income tax benefit
$

 
$
(2
)
 
$

 
$
(5
)
Loss on sale, net of taxes
$
(71
)
 
$

 
$
(88
)
 
$
(9
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
$
(71
)
 
$
(82
)
 
$
(88
)
 
$
(362
)

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes certain statements of operations items for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. The table also shows the percentage relationship to revenues for the periods indicated:

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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
Amount
 
% of Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Revenues
 
(in thousands)
Revenues
$
111,531

 
100
 %
 
$
103,463

 
100
 %
Cost of revenues
81,792

 
73.3

 
72,618

 
70.2

General and administrative expense
5,543

 
5.0

 
5,937

 
5.7

Depreciation and amortization
5,196

 
4.7

 
4,912

 
4.7

Provision for doubtful accounts
1,561

 
1.4

 
1,987

 
1.9

Income on equity investments
(387
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(876
)
 
(0.8
)
Impairment and loss on disposal of long-lived assets
150

 
0.1

 
96

 
0.1

Gain on sale of long-lived assets
(17
)
 

 
(5
)
 

Litigation settlements

 

 
(8
)
 

Loss on debt extinguishment
4,751

 
4.2

 

 

   Total operating expenses
98,589

 
88.4

 
84,661

 
81.8

Operating income
12,942

 
11.6

 
18,802

 
18.2

Interest expense, net
(13,408
)
 
(12.0
)
 
(12,211
)
 
(11.8
)
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations
(466
)
 
(0.4
)
 
6,591

 
6.4

Provision for income taxes
1,349

 
1.2

 
610

 
0.6

Income from continuing operations
(1,815
)
 
(1.6
)
 
5,981

 
5.8

Loss on discontinued operations, net of taxes
(71
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(82
)
 
(0.1
)
Net income
(1,886
)
 
(1.7
)
 
5,899

 
5.7

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(6,787
)
 
(6.1
)
 
(6,957
)
 
(6.7
)
Net loss attributable to Symbion, Inc.
$
(8,673
)
 
(7.8
)%
 
$
(1,058
)
 
(1.0
)%

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
Amount
 
% of Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Revenues
 
(in thousands)
Revenues
$
220,865

 
100
 %
 
$
187,008

 
100
 %
Cost of revenues
159,439

 
72.2

 
133,821

 
71.6

General and administrative expense
11,412

 
5.2

 
11,169

 
6.0

Depreciation and amortization
10,357

 
4.7

 
8,996

 
4.8

Provision for doubtful accounts
3,187

 
1.4

 
3,200

 
1.7

Income on equity investments
(656
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(1,504
)
 
(0.8
)
Impairment and loss on disposal of long-lived assets
194

 
0.1

 
1,157

 
0.5

Gain on sale of long-lived assets
(139
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(5
)
 

Litigation settlements

 

 
(44
)
 

Loss on debt extinguishment
4,751

 
2.2

 

 

   Total operating expenses
188,545

 
85.4

 
156,790

 
83.8

Operating income
32,320

 
14.6

 
30,218

 
16.2

Interest expense, net
(25,386
)
 
(11.5
)
 
(22,942
)
 
(12.3
)
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations
6,934

 
3.1

 
7,276

 
3.9

Provision for income taxes
2,970

 
1.3

 
2,219

 
1.2

Income from continuing operations
3,964

 
1.8

 
5,057

 
2.7

Loss on discontinued operations, net of taxes
(88
)
 

 
(362
)
 
(0.2
)
Net income
3,876

 
1.8

 
4,695

 
2.5

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(14,968
)
 
(6.8
)
 
(11,401
)
 
(6.1
)
Net loss attributable to Symbion, Inc.
$
(11,092
)
 
(5.0
)%
 
$
(6,706
)
 
(3.6
)%

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared To Three Months Ended June 30, 2010

Overview. During the three months ended June 30, 2011, our revenues increased 7.8% to $111.5 million from $103.5 million for

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the three months ended June 30, 2010. We incurred a net loss attributable to Symbion, Inc. for the 2011 period of $(8.7) million, or $(3.9) million excluding the loss on debt extinguishment, compared to a net loss of $(1.1) million for the 2010 period. Our financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010 reflect the addition of an incremental, controlling ownership interest in a surgical facility which was previously recorded as an equity method investment. As a result of this acquisition, we hold a controlling interest in the facility and began consolidating the facility for financial reporting purposes in the third quarter of 2010.
    
For purposes of this management's discussion of our consolidated financial results, we consider same store facilities as those facilities that were operating throughout the respective periods listed below. 

Revenues. Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):
 
2011
 
2010
 
Dollar
Variance
 
Percent
Variance
Patient service revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Same store revenues
$
102,332

 
$
97,581

 
$
4,751

 
4.9
 %
Revenues from other surgical facilities
6,394

 
2,745

 
3,649

 

Total patient service revenues
108,726

 
100,326

 
8,400

 
8.4

Physician service revenues
1,485

 
1,428

 
57

 
4.0

Other service revenues
1,320

 
1,709

 
(389
)
 
(22.8
)
Total revenues
$
111,531

 
$
103,463

 
$
8,068

 
7.8
 %

Patient service revenues at same store facilities increased for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010 primarily as a result of a 7.0% increase in net revenue per case offset by a 2.0% decrease in cases. The decrease in cases was primarily driven by the scheduled termination of an agreement with a health plan to utilize one of our same store facilities for a specified period of time in addition to weak economic conditions. Revenues from other surgical facilities increased by $3.6 million. This increase is attributable to additional incremental, controlling ownership interests acquired since April 1, 2010.

Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010, were as follows (in thousands):
 
2011
 
2010
 
Dollar
Variance
 
Percent
Variance
Same store cost of revenues
$
77,431

 
$
71,089

 
$
6,342

 
8.9
%
Cost of revenues from other surgical facilities
4,361

 
1,529

 
2,832

 

Total cost of revenues
$
81,792

 
$
72,618

 
$
9,174

 
12.6
%

As a percentage of same store revenues including physician services and other revenues, same store cost of revenues increased to 73.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to 70.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This increase in same store cost of revenues as a percentage of same store revenues was primarily driven by the decrease in case volume during the quarter. The case volume decrease is a result of the scheduled termination of an agreement with a health plan to utilize one of our same store facilities for a specified period of time in addition to weak economic conditions. Our cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues are sensitive to volume changes due to certain fixed costs such as facility rent expense and minimum staffing requirements. Cost of revenues from other surgical facilities increased by $2.8 million. This increase is attributable to additional incremental, controlling ownership interests acquired since April 1, 2010.  As a percentage of revenues, total cost of revenues increased to 73.3% for the 2011 period compared to 70.2% for the 2010 period.
  
General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense decreased to $5.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expense decreased to 5.0% for the 2011 period compared to 5.7% for the 2010 period. This decrease is primarily attributable to our leveraging of corporate overhead costs while continuing to increase revenue through recent acquisitions.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $5.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $4.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and amortization expense remained 4.7% for both the 2011 and 2010 periods.

Provision for Doubtful Accounts. The provision for doubtful accounts decreased to $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $2.0 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. As a percentage of revenues, the provision for doubtful accounts decreased to 1.4% for the 2011 period from 1.9% for the 2010 period.

Loss on Debt Extinguishment. As a result of our debt restructuring during the second quarter of 2011, we incurred a loss on debt extinguishment of $4.8 million. This charge primarily represents capitalized debt issuance costs incurred in connection with our termination of debt instruments as part of the restructuring.

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Operating Income. Our operating income decreased to $12.9 million, or $17.7 million excluding the loss on debt extinguishment of $4.8 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $18.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This decrease is primarily attributable to our decrease in case volume during the 2011 period. The case volume decrease is a result of a scheduled termination of an agreement with a health plan to utilize one of our same store facilities for a specified period of time in addition to weak economic conditions. Additionally, our operating income is sensitive to volume decreases due to certain fixed costs such as facility rent expense and minimum staffing requirements.

Interest Expense, Net of Interest Income. Interest expense, net of interest income, increased to $13.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $12.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This increase is primarily attributable to the increase in long-term debt due to our PIK elections and borrowings under our Revolving Facility.

Provision for Income Taxes.  The provision for income taxes increased to $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $610,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Tax expense in both periods is primarily due to the recording of non-cash deferred income tax expense related to our joint venture investments.

Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests. Income attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased to $6.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011compared to $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. As a percentage of revenues, income attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased to 6.1% for the 2011 period compared to 6.7% for the 2010 period. This decrease is attributable to a decrease in operating income at same store facilities.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared To Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Overview. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, our revenues increased 18.1% to $220.9 million from $187.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. We incurred a net loss attributable to Symbion, Inc. for the 2011 period of $(11.1) million, or $(6.3) million excluding our loss on debt extinguishment, compared to a net loss of $(6.7) million for the 2010 period.

Our financial results for the 2011 period compared to the 2010 period reflect the addition of one surgical facility that we consolidate for financial reporting purposes, and a controlling ownership interest in a surgical facility which was previously recorded as an equity method investment. As a result of this acquisition, we hold a controlling interest in the facility and began consolidating the facility for financial reporting purposes in the third quarter of 2010.

Revenues. Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Dollar
Variance
 
Percent
Variance
 
2011
 
2010
 
Patient service revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Same store revenues
$
154,503

 
$
159,211

 
$
(4,708
)
 
(3.0
)%
Revenues from other surgical facilities
60,834

 
21,551

 
39,283

 
182.3

Total patient service revenues
215,337

 
180,762

 
34,575

 
19.1

Physician service revenues
2,930

 
2,857

 
73

 
2.6

Other service revenues
2,598

 
3,389

 
(791
)
 
(23.3
)
Total
$
220,865

 
$
187,008

 
$
33,857

 
18.1
 %

Patient service revenues at same store facilities decreased 3.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010, primarily as a result of a 2.9% decrease in cases combined with a 0.1% decrease in net revenue per case. This decrease in case volume is attributable to a scheduled termination of an agreement with a health plan to utilize one of our same store facilities for a specified period of time in addition to weak economic conditions. Patient service revenues from other surgical facilities increased by $39.3 million. This increase is attributable to surgical facilities acquired since January 1, 2010.

Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Dollar
Variance
 
Percent
Variance
 
2011
 
2010
 
Same store cost of revenues
$
118,716

 
$
118,696

 
$
20

 
%
Cost of revenues from other surgical facilities
40,723

 
15,125

 
25,598

 
169.2

Total
$
159,439

 
$
133,821

 
$
25,618

 
19.1
%

As a percentage of same store revenues including physician services and other revenues, same store cost of revenues increased to

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74.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to 71.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase in same store cost of revenues as a percentage of same store revenues was primarily driven by lower case volumes as our cost of revenues include certain fixed costs such as facility rent expense and minimum staffing requirements. Cost of revenues from other surgical facilities increased by $25.6 million. This increase is attributable to surgical facilities and additional incremental, controlling ownership interests acquired since January 1, 2010.  As a percentage of revenues, total cost of revenues increased to 72.2% for the 2011 period compared to 71.6% for the 2010 period.

General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense increased to $11.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $11.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expense decreased to 5.2% for the 2011 period compared to 6.0% for the 2010 period. This decrease is primarily attributable to our leveraging of corporate overhead costs while continuing to increase revenue through recent acquisitions.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $10.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $9.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This increase is attributable to surgical facilities and additional incremental, controlling ownership interests acquired since January 1, 2010. As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and amortization expense decreased to 4.7% for the 2011 period compared to 4.8% for the 2010 period.
Provision for Doubtful Accounts. The provision for doubtful accounts was $3.2 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2010. As a percentage of revenues, the provision for doubtful accounts was 1.4% for the 2011 period compared to 1.7% for the 2010 period.
 
Loss on Debt Extinguishment. As a result of our debt restructuring during the second quarter of 2011, we incurred a loss on debt extinguishment of $4.8 million. This charge primarily represents capitalized debt issuance costs incurred in connection with our termination of debt instruments as part of the restructuring.

Operating Income. Our operating income increased to $32.3 million, or $37.1 million excluding our loss on debt extinguishment of $4.8 million, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $30.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This change is primarily attributable to surgical facilities and additional incremental, controlling ownership interests acquired since January 1, 2010.
Interest Expense, Net of Interest Income. Interest expense, net of interest income, increased to $25.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $22.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase is primarily attributable to the increase in long-term debt due to our PIK elections and borrowings under our Revolving Facility.
 
Provision for Income Taxes.  The provision for income taxes was $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  Tax expense in both periods is primarily due to the recording of non-cash deferred income tax expense related to our partnership investments.
Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests. Income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased to $15.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $11.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. As a percentage of revenues, income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased to 6.8% for the 2011 period compared to 6.1% for the 2010 period. This increase is attributable to the impact of surgical facilities and additional incremental, controlling ownership interests acquired since January 1, 2010.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Operating Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, our operating cash flow from continuing operations increased 13.2% to $38.4 million compared to $33.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This increase is primarily attributable to surgical facilities and incremental, controlling interests acquired since January 1, 2010 and changes in working capital.

At June 30, 2011, we had working capital of $100.7 million compared to $77.3 million at December 31, 2010. This increase is primarily related to the restructuring of our long-term debt which extended the maturity dates of our debt, resulting in a reduction in the current maturities of long-term debt at June 30, 2011.

Investing Activities
 
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $3.9 million which was primarily used to purchase property and equipment. Cash used in investing activities in the 2011 period was funded primarily from cash from continuing operations.
 
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations during the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $28.2 million which included $25.0 million related to payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired. Our acquisition activity was funded with cash borrowings under the Revolving Facility of $33.0 million. Additionally, the 2010 period includes $2.5 million related to purchases of property and equipment. Cash used in investing activities in the 2010 period was funded primarily with cash from continuing operations.
Financing Activities
 
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $35.2 million.

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The following table summarizes our financing activities related to the issuance of our Senior Secured Notes and simultaneous extinguishment of debts during the second quarter of 2011 (in thousands):
 
Cash provided by (used in) debt issuance and extinguishment
Issuance of Senior Secured Notes (net of debt issuance discount of $5,237)
$
344,722

Debt extinguishment, plus accrued and unpaid interest:
 
        Senior secured credit facility
(273,121
)
        Toggle Notes
(73,330
)
Payment of debt issuance costs
(10,130
)
Net cash used in debt issuance and extinguishment
$
(11,859
)

Additionally during the 2011 period, we made distributions to noncontrolling interest partners of $17.4 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations during the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $15.4 million, which includes borrowings under our Revolving Facility of $33.0 million to fund acquisitions. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2010, we made $11.1 million of distributions to noncontrolling interest partners. We also made scheduled principal payments on our senior secured credit facility totaling $1.9 million.
Long-Term Debt

The Company's long-term debt is summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
 
December 31, 2010
Senior secured credit facility
$

 
$
277,500

Senior Secured Notes, net of debt issuance discount of $5,237
344,763

 

Toggle Notes
89,467

 
232,000

PIK Exchangeable Notes
88,490

 

Notes payable to banks
13,149

 
14,786

Secured term loans
6,615

 
7,236

Capital lease obligations
3,804

 
5,090

 
546,288

 
536,612

Less current maturities
(6,380
)
 
(29,195
)
Total
$
539,908

 
$
507,417


The proceeds of the Offering on June 14, 2011 were used to retire our existing senior secured credit facility, Revolving Facility and a portion of our existing Toggle Notes. In connection with this Offering, we entered into an agreement with certain holders of our outstanding Toggle Notes to exchange Toggle Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $85.4 million, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, for $88.5 million initial aggregate principal amount of new PIK Exchangeable Notes. These transactions are described in detail below.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On August 23, 2007, we entered into a $350.0 million senior secured credit facility with a syndicate of banks. The senior secured credit facility extended credit in the form of two term loans of $125.0 million each (the first, the “Tranche A Term Loan” and the second, the “Tranche B Term Loan”) and a $100.0 million revolving, swingline and letter of credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”). The swingline facility was limited to $10.0 million and the swingline loans are available on a same-day basis. The letter of credit facility was limited to $10.0 million.

As of June 14, 2011, the Tranche A Term Loan had a principal balance of $101.4 million and accrued interest of $214,000. The Tranche B Term Loan had a principal balance of $115.1 million and accrued interest of $243,000. As of June 1, 2011, the interest rate on the borrowings under the senior secured credit facility was 5.5%.  The $100.0 million Revolving Facility included a non-use fee of 0.5% of the portion of the facility not used.  We paid this fee quarterly.  As of June 14, 2011, the amount outstanding under the Revolving Facility was $56.0 million with accrued interest and non-used fee of $164,000. Concurrent with the Offering, we retired the existing senior secured credit facility and Revolving Facility.

Toggle Notes
On June 3, 2008, we completed a private offering of $179.9 million aggregate principal amount of the Toggle Notes.  Interest

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on the Toggle Notes is due February 23 and August 23 of each year.  The Toggle Notes will mature on August 23, 2015.  For any interest period through August 23, 2011, we may elect to pay interest on the Toggle Notes (i) in cash, (ii) in kind, by increasing the principal amount of the notes or issuing new notes (referred to as “PIK interest”) for the entire amount of the interest payment or (iii) by paying interest on 50% of the principal amount of the Toggle Notes in cash and 50% in PIK interest.  Cash interest on the Toggle Notes accrues at the rate of 11.0% per annum.  PIK interest on the Toggle Notes accrues at the rate of 11.75% per annum.  We elect to pay cash interest or to exercise the PIK option in advance of the interest period.
Since August 23, 2008, we have elected the PIK option of the Toggle Notes in lieu of making scheduled interest payments for various interest periods. As a result, the principal due on the Toggle Notes has increased by $65.7 million from the issuance of the Toggle Notes to June 30, 2011. On February 23, 2011, the Company elected the PIK option of the Toggle Notes in lieu of making scheduled interest payments for the interest period from February 24, 2011 to August 23, 2011. The Company has accrued $3.7 million in interest on the Toggle Notes in other accrued expenses as of June 30, 2011.

In connection with the Offering, we repurchased $70.8 million aggregate principal amount of the Toggle Notes, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest of $2.6 million.
The indenture governing the Toggle Notes contains various restrictive covenants, including financial covenants that limit our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to borrow money or guarantee other indebtedness, grant liens, make investments, sell assets, pay dividends or engage in transactions with affiliates.

Senior Secured Notes

On June 14, 2011, we completed a private offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% senior secured notes due 2016, or Senior Secured Notes. The Senior Secured Notes were issued at a 1.51% discount, yielding proceeds of approximately $344.7 million. Interest on the Senior Secured Notes is due June 15 and December 15 of each year and will accrue at the rate of 8.00% per annum. The first interest payment on the Senior Secured Notes is due December 15, 2011. The Senior Secured Notes will mature on June 15, 2016.

The proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes were used to retire our existing senior secured credit facility, Revolving facility, and repurchase an aggregate principal amount of $70.8 million of our existing Toggle Notes at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, for $73.3 million.

In connection with the closing of the sale of the Senior Secured Notes, we and certain of our affiliates entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, whereby we agreed, under certain circumstances, to register senior secured notes with substantially identical terms to the Senior Secured Notes and commence an exchange offer to allow holders of the Senior Secured Notes to exchange their Senior Secured Notes for Registered Senior Secured Notes.

$50.0 Million Senior Secured Super-Priority Revolving Credit Facility

Concurrent with the Offering, we entered into a $50.0 million senior secured super-priority revolving credit facility (the "New Credit Facility") with a syndicate of financial institutions led by affiliates of the initial Senior Secured Note purchasers. The New Credit Facility includes revolving credit loans and swingline loans. Letters of credit may also be issued under the New Credit Facility. The New Credit Facility matures December 15, 2015. The New Credit Facility is subject to a potential, although uncommitted, increase of up to $25.0 million at our request at any time prior to maturity of the facility, subject to certain conditions, including compliance with a maximum net senior secured leverage ratio and a minimum cash interest coverage ratio. The increase is only available if one or more financial institutions agree to provide it.

Loans under the New Credit Facility will bear interest, at our option, at the reserve adjusted LIBOR rate plus 4.50% or at the alternate base rate plus 3.50%. We are required to pay a commitment fee at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum on the undrawn portion of commitments in respect of the New Credit Facility. This fee is payable quarterly in arrears and on the date of termination or expiration of the commitments.

The New Credit Facility contains financial covenants requiring us not to exceed a maximum net senior secured leverage ratio or fall below a minimum cash interest coverage ratio, in each case tested quarterly. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility are subject to significant conditions, including the absence of an material adverse change.

PIK Exchangeable Notes

Concurrent with the private offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2016, we entered into an agreement with Crestview, certain of its affiliates, affiliates of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and certain other holders of its outstanding Toggle Notes to exchange Toggle Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $85.4 million, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, for $88.5 million initial aggregate principal amount of our 8.00% senior PIK Exchangeable Notes due 2017 (the "PIK Exchangeable Notes"), in a private exchange.

The PIK Exchangeable Notes will mature on June 15, 2017. Interest will accrue on the PIK Exchangeable Notes at a rate of

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8.00% per year, compounding semi-annually on each June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2011. We will not pay interest in cash on the PIK Exchangeable Notes. Instead, we will pay interest on the PIK Exchangeable Notes in kind by increasing the principal amount of the PIK Exchangeable Notes on each interest accrual date by an amount equal to the entire amount of the accrued interest.
    
We recorded the PIK Exchangeable Notes in accordance with ASC Topic 470, Debt. In the exchange, the new PIK Exchangeable Notes were recorded at fair value.
Notes Payable to Banks
Certain of our subsidiaries have outstanding bank indebtedness, which is collateralized by the real estate and equipment owned by the surgical facilities to which the loans were made.  The various bank indebtedness agreements contain covenants to maintain certain financial ratios and also restrict encumbrance of assets, creation of indebtedness, investing activities and payment of distributions. 

Capital Lease Obligations

We are liable to various vendors for several equipment leases.  The outstanding balance related to these capital leases at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $4.8 million and $5.1 million, respectively.
Other Obligations

In connection with the acquisition of Mountain View Hospital, LLC we assumed other obligations of $49.6 million. This obligation is payable to the hospital facility lessor for the land, building and improvements at Mountain View Hospital, LLC. As of June 30, 2011, the balance on the obligation is $48.3 million.

Interest Rate Swap
On November 2, 2010, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement to protect against certain interest rate fluctuations of the LIBOR rate on $100.0 million of our variable rate debt under the senior secured credit facility.  The effective date of the interest rate swap is December 31, 2010, and it was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012.  The interest rate swap effectively fixed our LIBOR interest rate on the previously held $100.0 million of variable rate debt at a rate of 0.85%.  Upon the extinguishment of our senior secured credit facility during the second quarter of 2011, the interest rate swap no longer qualified for cash flow hedge accounting treatment. As of June 15, 2011, the we determined the hedge instrument to be ineffective and discontinued hedge accounting treatment. In June 2011, we recognized the $665,000 in accumulated other comprehensive loss as additional interest expense. Also in June 2011, we began recording into earnings the mark-to-market adjustment to reflect the fair value of the hedging instrument. During the three months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded a mark-to-market adjustment of $39,000 as a reduction to interest expense. Effective July 19, 2011, we terminated our swap agreement at a cost to the Company of $683,000.

Inflation

Inflation and changing prices have not significantly affected our operating results or the markets in which we operate.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization and Other Adjustments

When we use the term “EBITDA,” we are referring to net income (loss) plus (a) loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes, (b) income tax expense, (c) interest expense, net, (d) depreciation and amortization, (e) non-cash (gains) losses, including our loss from debt extinguishment, and (f) non-cash stock option compensation expense, and less (g) net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. Noncontrolling interest represents the interests of third parties, such as physicians and in some cases, health care systems that own an interest in surgical facilities that we consolidate for financial reporting purposes. Our operating strategy is to apply a market-based approach in structuring our partnerships, with individual market dynamics driving the structure. We believe that it is helpful to investors to present EBITDA as defined above because it excludes the portion of net income attributable to these third-party interests and clarifies for investors our portion of EBITDA generated by our surgical facilities and other operations.
 
EBITDA increased to $33.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $29.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. This increase is primarily attributable to surgical facilities and additional incremental, controlling ownership interests acquired since January 1, 2010.
 
We use EBITDA as a measure of liquidity. We have included it because we believe that it provides investors with additional information about our ability to incur and service debt and make capital expenditures. We also use EBITDA, with some variation in the calculation, to determine compliance with some of the covenants under the senior secured credit facility, as well as to determine the interest rate and commitment fee payable under the senior secured credit facility.
 
EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. It should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities, or any other measure calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The items excluded from EBITDA are significant components in understanding and evaluating financial performance and liquidity. Our calculation of EBITDA is not comparable to the EBITDA measure we have used in

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certain prior periods but is consistent with the measure of EBITDA less income attributable to noncontrolling interests previously reported. Our calculation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
The following table reconciles EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
EBITDA
$
16,569

 
$
17,173

 
$
33,183

 
$
29,614

Depreciation and amortization
(5,196
)
 
(4,912
)
 
(10,357
)
 
(8,996
)
Non-cash (losses) gains
(4,884
)
 
(91
)
 
(4,806
)
 
(1,152
)
Non-cash stock option compensation expense
(334
)
 
(325
)
 
(668
)
 
(649
)
Interest expense, net
(13,408
)
 
(12,211
)
 
(25,386
)
 
(22,942
)
Provision for income taxes
(1,349
)
 
(610
)
 
(2,970
)
 
(2,219
)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
6,787

 
6,957

 
14,968

 
11,401

Loss (income) on discontinued operations, net of taxes
(71
)
 
(82
)
 
(88
)
 
(362
)
Net (loss) income
(1,886
)
 
5,899

 
3,876

 
4,695

Loss from discontinued operations
71

 
82

 
88

 
362

Depreciation and amortization
5,196

 
4,912

 
10,357

 
8,996

Amortization of deferred financing costs
360

 
499

 
861

 
1,000

Non-cash payment-in-kind interest option
6,382

 
6,437

 
13,366

 
12,667

Non-cash stock option compensation expense
334

 
325

 
668

 
649

Non-cash recognition of other comprehensive income into earnings
665

 
142

 
665

 
968

Non-cash credit risk adjustment of financial instruments

 
100

 

 
189

Accelerated amortization of loan costs
4,751

 

 
4,751

 

Non-cash losses (gains)
133

 
91

 
55

 
1,152

Deferred income taxes
1,190

 
2,505

 
2,724

 
4,333

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions received
60

 
(259
)
 
401

 
(329
)
Provision for doubtful accounts
1,561

 
1,987

 
3,187

 
3,200

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:

 
 
 

 

Accounts receivable
(2,033
)
 
(4,392
)
 
(2,161
)
 
(4,501
)
Other assets and liabilities
(570
)
 
(3,371
)
 
(456
)
 
511

Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations
$
16,214

 
$
14,957

 
$
38,382

 
$
33,892

Other Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of surgical facilities included in continuing operations, as of the end of period(1)
54

 
54

 
54

 
54

 
(1)
Includes surgical facilities that we manage but in which we have no ownership.

Summary

We believe that existing funds, cash flows from operations and available borrowings under our New Credit Facility will provide sufficient liquidity for the next 12 to 18 months. Our recent debt restructuring extends the maturities of our long-term debt and relaxes our financial covenants, however, our ability to meet our funding needs could be adversely affected if we suffer adverse results from our operations. In addition, based on our expected liquidity and capital resource needs, we may consider various alternatives to improve our capital structure, including reducing debt, extending maturities or relaxing financial covenants. These alternatives may include new equity or debt financings or exchange offers with our existing security holders (including exchanges of debt for debt or equity) and other transactions involving our outstanding securities, given their secondary market trading prices. We cannot assure you, if we pursue any of these transactions, that we will be successful in completing a transaction on attractive terms, or at all.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk related to changes in prevailing interest rates. Historically, we have not held or issued derivative financial instruments other than the use of a variable-to-fixed interest rate swap for a portion of our senior credit facility. We do not use derivative instruments for speculative purposes. Our outstanding debt to commercial lenders is generally based on a predetermined percentage above LIBOR or the lenders' prime rate. At June 30, 2011, none of our long-term debt was subject to variable rates of interest,

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however future borrowings under our New Credit Facility would subject us to LIBOR fluctuations. The fair value of our total long-term debt, based on quoted market prices or modeled estimates of value as of June 30, 2011 was approximately $539.8 million.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us (including our consolidated subsidiaries) in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second quarter of 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are, from time to time, subject to claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business, including claims for damages for personal injuries, breach of management contracts and employment related claims. In certain of these actions, plaintiffs request payment for damages, including punitive damages, that may not be covered by insurance.

Item 6. Exhibits

No.
 
Description
3.1

 
Amended Certificate of Incorporation of Symbion, Inc. (a)
3.2

 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Symbion, Inc. (a)
4.1

 
Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee relating to the 8.00% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016.(b)
4.2

 
Form of 8.00% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 (included in Exhibit 4.1).(b)
4.3

 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Jefferies & Company, Inc.(b)
4.4

 
Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 8.00% Senior PIK Exchangeable Notes Due 2017.(b)
4.5

 
Form of 8.00% Senior PIK Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 (included in Exhibit 4.4).(b)
4.6

 
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion, Inc., Symbion Holdings Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and the initial holders named therein.(b)
10.1

 
Credit Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion Holdings Corporation, Symbion, Inc., the lenders party thereto from time to time, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as swing line lender and issuing bank, and Barclays Capital and Jefferies Finance LLC, as co-syndication agents.(b)
10.2

 
Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion Holdings Corporation, Symbion, Inc., the other grantors party thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as credit agreement collateral agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as notes collateral agent.(b)
31.1

 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2

 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1

 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2

 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 

(a)    Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-153678)
(b)    Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's Current Report of Form 8-K filed June 20, 2011 (File No. 000-50574)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SYMBION, INC.
 
 
 

/s/ TERESA F. SPARKS
Teresa F. Sparks
Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: August 12, 2011


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EXHIBIT INDEX

No.
 
Description
3.1

 
Amended Certificate of Incorporation of Symbion, Inc. (a)
3.2

 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Symbion, Inc. (a)
4.1

 
Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee relating to the 8.00% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016.(b)
4.2

 
Form of 8.00% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 (included in Exhibit 4.1)(b)
4.3

 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Jefferies & Company, Inc.(b)
4.4

 
Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 8.00% Senior PIK Exchangeable Notes Due 2017.(b)
4.5

 
Form of 8.00% Senior PIK Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 (included in Exhibit 4.4).(b)
4.6

 
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion, Inc., Symbion Holdings Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and the initial holders named therein.(b)
10.1

 
Credit Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion Holdings Corporation, Symbion, Inc., the lenders party thereto from time to time, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as swing line lender and issuing bank, and Barclays Capital and Jefferies Finance LLC, as co-syndication agents.(b)
10.2

 
Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2011, among Symbion Holdings Corporation, Symbion, Inc., the other grantors party thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as credit agreement collateral agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as notes collateral agent.(b)
31.1

 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2

 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1

 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2

 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 

(a)    Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-153678)
(b)    Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Registrant's Current Report of Form 8-K filed June 20, 2011 (File No. 000-50574)


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