NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.—PRISM Vision Group, a vertically integrated eyecare services organization based on the East Coast, announced that it has partnered with Friendship Ambulatory Surgery Center in Chevy Chase, Md., to add to its growing platform of ophthalmology clinical offices and surgery centers. A nearly 7000-square-foot, fully licensed facility, Friendship Ambulatory Surgery Center offers four operating rooms that provide multi-specialty ophthalmic surgery under the clinical leadership of medical directors Dr. Micahel Lai and Dr. Emily Morin.

“PRISM Vision Group is thrilled to welcome Friendship Ambulatory Surgery Center to the PRISM team,” said Steven Madreperla, MD, PhD, CEO of PRISM Vision Group. “Its impeccable reputation for providing superior clinical care is something we witnessed firsthand with so many of our affiliated physicians utilizing the facility for years. It made it a very natural partnership, and we look forward to continuing to support the exceptional care the physicians and patients in the area deserve.”

Friendship is PRISM’s 7th Ambulatory Surgery Center and features 13 operating rooms. PRISM manages 90 eyecare practice locations, with 185 affiliated physicians and over 1,200 employees in five contiguous states between New Jersey, Virginia and the District of Columbia.