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16-22,2022 Pacific Coast Business Times

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Surgery Centers
THE LIST Ranked by Number of Surgeons
Name
Address y-tf*
Phone
Radk City,Zip Web Site Physicians. Specialties
(Prior) Accreditation

Los Robles SurgiCenter

' 2190 Lynn Road (805) 497-3737
113
General, orthopedic, plastic, podiatry, gynecology, pain management,
(1) Thousand Oaks, 91360 losroblessurgicenter.com gastroenterology, otolaryngology AAAHC
Aspen Surgery Center
2 2750 Sycamore Drive (805)955-8100 Anesthesiology, gastroenterology, general, gynecology, ophthalmology, oral,
adventisthealth.org 73
(2) Simi Valley, 93085 orthopedic, otorhinolaryngology, pain management, plastic, podiatry urology AAAHC
Sansum Clinic Surgery
3 317 W. Pueblo St. (805)681-7500
(or) Santa Barbara,93105 sansumclinic.org 72 Gastrointestinal i IMQ
SCA-Chennel Islands Surgicenter
4 2300 Wankel Way (805) 485-1908
Anesthesiology, gastroenterology, general, gynecology, ophthalmology, oral,
60
W) Oxnard,93030 channelislandssurgic8nter.com orthopedic, otorhinolaryngology, pain management, plastic, podiatry, urology JC
Specialty Surgical Center
o 696 Hampshire Road (805) 413-7920
(4) Westlake Village, 91361 ~ sscwestlake.com 50 General, spine, hand, orthopedics, pain management, plastic, podiatry AAAHC

Outpatient Surgery Center — Cottage

Health (855) 366-7246
6 400 W Pueblo St. 40 General, orthopedic, podiatry, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, eye care
cottagehealth.org JC
(-■)) Santa Barbara, 93105
Santa Barbara Surgery Center
' 3045De La Vina St. (805) 569-3226 General, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, orthopedic, pain management, spine,
(6) Santa Barbara, 93105 33
santabarbarasurgerycenter.com urology AAAHC

San Luis Obispo Surgery Center

8 1304 Ella St. (805) 544-7874
(8) San Luis Obispo, 93401 slosurgerycenter.com 28 General, ophthalmology, orthopedic, gynecology, plastic, otorhinolaryngology JC
Posada Ambulatory Surgery Center
9 322 Posada Lane (805)591-3344
(P) Templeton, 93465 posadasurgery.com 21 General, ophthalmology, orthopedic, neurological, pain management AAAHC
Premier Surgery Center
10 2420 Fletcher Ave (805)898-1111 mm
mr)

10
Santa Barbara, 93105

Premier Surgery Center of Santa Maria

816 E Enos Drive
premiersurgerycenter.net

(805)347-7813
14

¥ Orthopedics, pain management general surgery, sports medicine N/A

(10) Santa Maria, 93454 14 Ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, retinal

premiersurgerycentersm.com AAAHC
Southern California Orthopedic
Institute (818)901-6600
12 375 Rolling Oaks Drive scoi.com Orthopedic AAAHC
(11) Thousand Oaks, 91361
Sources; Telephone interviews and faxed or e-mailed surveys otes: In the case of ties, companies were listed alphabetically; a duplicate number in the rank column indicates a tie. n/a = not available. This li
list was compiled in Sept 2022.

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Surgery Centers
THE LIST Ranked by Number of Surgeons

Name
Address Phone
Rank City, Zip Web Site Physicians Specialties Accreditatior
(Prior)-.

Simi Surgery Center

13 1920 E Lbs Angeles Ave (805)306-8800
simiasc.com
11 General, gastroenterology, otolaryngology, orthopedic, plastic, podiatry, vascular AAAHC
(14) Simi Valley, 93065
Spanish Hills Interventional Pain
Specialists (805)419-2377
14 100 Paseo Camarillo, CA 93010 10 Epidurals, spinal cord
californiapaindoctors com AAAHC
(16) Camarillo,93010
Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum
15 4151 Foothill Road , (805)681-7500 General, orthopedic, plastic, podiatry, gastrointestinal, ophthalmology, oral/
d) Santa Barbara, 93110 sansumclinic.org maxillofacial, otolaryngology, women's health AAAHC

Solar Surgical Center

15 1901 Solar Drive (805)485-4345
solarsurgicalcentei com Orthopedic, podiatry, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, gynecology, hand AAAHC
04) Qxnard,93036
Oak Park Surgery Center
17 860 Oak Park Blvd. (805)474-6383
(12) Arroyo Grande, 93420 'oakparksurgerycentercorft" ij-i Orthopedic, ophthalmology, podiatry A/WVSF

Surgical Arts Surgical Center

18 1722 State St, (805)979-9420
(19) surgicalartssc.com Plastic, fertility, gynecology AAAASF
Santa Barbara", 93101
Cypress Ambulatory Surgery Center
19 1300 Cypress St. (805)361-5088 General, orthopedic, plastic, podiatry, ophthalmology, oral/maxillofacial,
(21) Santa Maria, 93454 cencalhealth.org otolaryngology, women's health JC

Advanced Dental Implants

20 911 Hampshire Road (805)495-7416
advanceddentalimplantsusa.com Oral, plastic AAAHC
(16) Westlake Village, n/a
Camarillo Endoscopy Center
20 4005 Mission Oaks Blvd. (805) 275-0200 General, orthopedic, plastic, podiatry, ophthalmology, oral/maxillofacial,
(22) Camarillo, 93012 camarilloendoscopycenter.com otolaryngology women's health AAAHC

Central Coast Endoscopy Center

20 1320 Las Tablas Road (805)468-4808
(22) centralcoastendoscopycenters.com Colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, upper endoscopy AAAASF
Templeton,93465
Endoscopy Center of the Central Coast
23 77 Casa St. (888)711-4041
centralcoastendoscopycenters.com Endoscopy AAAHC
(22) San Luis Obispo, 93405
Galileo Surgery Center
24 1001 E. Foothill Blvd. (805)782-8222 •General, orthopedic, plastic, podiatry, ophthalmology, pain management,
(19) San Luis Obispo, n/a cencalhealth.org otolaryngology, women's health JC

West Coast Vascular

24 100 N Brent St. (805)643-3330
(16) westcoastvascular.com Vascular AAAHC
Ventura,93003
Sources; Telephone interviews and faxed or e-mailed surveys. Notes: In the case of ties, companies were listed alphabetically; a duplicate number in the rank column indicates a tie. n/a = not available. This list was compiled in Sept. 2022.

of months. The Times estimated that there the excise tax from distributors to retailers.
CANNABIS are at least 150 illegal dispensaries in all of The Department of Cannabis Control
Continuedfrom page lA Los Angeles. called the bill"the most significant reforms
"California needs to stamp out and in to California's cannabis policies in years,"
vestigate illegal dispensaries," Amy Stein- though so far there are no signs that it has
feld,a managing partner at Brownstein Hy slowed down the black market.
"I mean, you have to have some greater
"The problem really has been that can
level of enforcement," Skip Motsenbocker, att Farber Schreck who represents cannabis
growers in Santa Barbara County, told the nabis is treated so differently than any
CEO of Pacific Stone, a cannabis grower
other crop. The multiple taxes have made
in Carpinteria,told the Business Times."If Business Times."I know that's a big prob
there's no enforcement or no penalty and if lem in the Los Angeles region, where most it impossible to even run a legitimate busi
you're continuing to just play under the old consumers don't know they're walking into ness," Steinfeld said. "But getting rid of
a legal or illegal shop. It's frustrating for cultivation tax will help growers. That is
rules or no rules, how is it that the people
the legal growers because they go through the base of the supply chain and that will
who are trying to do it the right way can
so much to stay compliant." be beneficial to our county."
ever be really competitive in the end? I'd
Illegal dispensaries aren't as much of a Santa Barbara County is home to more
say it's impossible from a practical per
spective." problem along the Central Coast, but some licensed cannabis growers than any other
Pacific Stone is one (if the largest canna growers have been caught operating with county in California. Ventura and San Luis
bis brands in the state. The company runs out permits. Obispo counties have much smaller canna Taxes can add 30% or more to to the price
"The illicit market doesn't have to fol bis industries. of legal cannabis In California.
multiple greenhouses aiid sells under its
low those tax regulations or those compli Pacific Stone has 1.2 million feet of
own label in dispensaries statewide. municipalities, how much more effective-
Mostenbocker estimates that the black ance measures,so it makes it hard to effec canopy producing well in excess of 30,000
tively compete," Motsenbocker said. would the program be?"
plants per week, Motesenbocker said.
market still accounts for about 80% of Cal
Many cannabis growers and retailers But one of the other problems is that California has raked in nearly $4 billion
ifornia's cannabis industry.
in tax revenue since the recreational mar
Moorea Warren, a spokesperson for the say the level of taxation in California is cannabis production is starting to outpace
sales. There are over 7,500 active cultiva ket hit the stage in 2018, according to the
California Department of Cannabis Con pushing business toward the black mar Department of Tax and Fee Administra
tion licenses in the state of California, and
trol, told the Business Times that legalized ket, by making illegal cannabis so much tion, but that tax revenue is flattening out. 4
cannabis is still in its infancy and "remains cheaper than the legal stuff. While most fewer than 1,000 active, regulated retail
retail products are only assessed the stan dispensaries. Since cannabis can't legally For the first quarter of 2022, the state
a work in progress." saw about $294 million in cannabis rev
"But therf^are many early successes dard state sales tax of 7.25% — or slightly be exported to other states, even those
where it is legal, there is more product in enue tax, lower than the fourth quarter,
worth celebrating, including consumer higher in some cities and counties — taxes
California than can easily be sold by legal when it was around $317 million. Either
access to regulated, tested and, therefore, on cannabis often add up to 30% or more. Californians are buying less cannabis, or
That includes the standard sales tax plus a dispensaries
safer cannabis products and the opportu
15% statewide excise tax at the retail level, "The disparity between those two is the they're moving toward the black market.
nity for legacy cannabis business to oper If cannabis is ever federally legal
ate without fear of prosecution," she said. along with local taxes in some areas. supply isn't matching the demand,because
Until this year, growers also paid a cul the demand is being so restricted, and that, ized, something Steinfeld hopes can hap
: Part of the problem is a lack of enforce pen sooner rather than later, California is
ment. A recent Los Angeles Times article tivation tax of around $10 per ounce of in effect, is what's causing a lot more of
cannabis flower,a tax that other states with the illicit activity," Motesenbocker said."I primed to become the biggest legal player
found that in East Los Angeles alone,there
legal cannabis did not have. Gov. Gavin spend a lot of time talking about enforce in the country, she said. But there are still
are 25 to 30 illegal retail dispensaries in quite a few issues to work out before that
operation. Even if police shut them down, Newsom signed a bill in June that elimi ment,but you have to look at the other side
nated the cultivation tax and also shifted as well. If there were stores active in all can become a reality.
they typically open back up within a couple