Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine

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Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine, Irvine, California[Photo 1]

Surgical center in Irvine, CA

3.4 · 28 reviews

Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine, located on Laguna Canyon Road, offers a clean and efficient environment for minor surgical procedures. With a mix of positive and critical reviews, visitors often highlight the professionalism of the medical staff, particularly the doctors and nurses who provide attentive care. However, some patients express concerns about the center's billing practices, noting that upfront payment can lead to complications with insurance reimbursements. Despite these challenges, many appreciate the comfortable waiting area and the overall quality of care received during their procedures.

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AI ScoreChatGPT mentions Specialty and Perplexity and Gemini don't.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

ConfirmedVisitor submittedAI guess

Updated Oct 31, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from spring_reader_north.

Services

What Specialty offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Team

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Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about Specialty.

3.4from 28 reviews on Google

The center is noted for its skilled surgeons like Dr. Yetter, but struggles with billing transparency and organizational efficiency. The Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine is described as a clean and efficient facility, though experiences vary widely. Some patients appreciate the professionalism of specific staff members like Dr. Yap and Dr. Yetter, while others express frustration over organizational issues and billing practices that can lead to significant delays in refunds.

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  • 44%
  • 34%
  • 28%
  • 128%
Would go back60%60% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 60%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 4%, 3 stars · Negative 36%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Dr. Yap's demeanor
  • Dr. Yetter's surgical skills
  • Efficient check-in process
  • Nursing care team support
  • Clean and beautiful facility
The bad
  • Confusing billing practices
  • Poor communication regarding pre-op instructions
  • Long wait times for refunds
  • Inconsistent staff training
  • Disorganized discharge process

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How AI sees Specialty

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

27out of 100

32 Irvine avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsSpecialty

  • Retrieval grounding 26%Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.0
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.42
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.33
  • Reviews & response 12%The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.30
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.53
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.67
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.82
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.

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Local AI Registry · Surgical centers in Irvine, CA · Editorial

Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine, Irvine CA: Reviews

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 31, 2026.

Published July 16, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

In short

Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine is a surgical center. Its AI Score is 27 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeSurgical center
Address15825 Laguna Canyon Rd Ste 200, Irvine, CA 92618, USA
Phone(949) 341-3499
Rating3.4 across 28 reviews on Google
UpdatedOctober 31, 2026

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress15825 Laguna Canyon Rd Ste 200, Irvine, CA 92618, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescription15825 Laguna Canyon Rd Ste 200, Irvine, CA 92618ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameSpecialty Surgical Center of IrvineConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(949) 341-3499ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceOutpatient surgeryAI guess
LinksWebsitehttps://sscirvine.com/?y_source=1_MTI5MTQ5MDEtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3DConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting Specialty

Address: 15825 Laguna Canyon Rd Ste 200, Irvine, CA 92618, USA. Phone: (949) 341-3499. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Parking and getting in

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
Left Coast Brewing Co. - Tasting Room, Smokehouse & Distillery IrvineBrewery6 min walk
Irvine Center-Laguna CanyonBus stop6 min walk
Starbucks Coffee CompanyCoffee shop6 min walk
Irvine Center-OdysseyBus stop6 min walk
HI House Shabu Shabu & Grilled BBQBarbecue restaurant6 min walk
Everyday EateryBrunch restaurant6 min walk

Reputation

3.4 average across 28 reviews: Google 28. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)

(AI guess, from 28 reviews.)

What people like

  • Efficient check-in process
  • Nursing care team support
  • Clean and beautiful facility

What people do not like

  • Confusing billing practices
  • Poor communication regarding pre-op instructions
  • Long wait times for refunds
  • Inconsistent staff training
  • Disorganized discharge process

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

lunch near Laguna Canyon, what is good

budget options in Irvine, what is decent

bad experiences at Specialty, anyone?

parking at Specialty, where does everyone put the car?

people keep recommending Specialty, what for?

best surgical center in Irvine

genuinely, what is good about this one

last update from here was when?

What surgical center questions is Irvine asking AI most?

do I need to fill anything in beforehand

Booking here, how does it work?

membership, worth it or not

Anything this place is known for doing well?

any last minute slots at Specialty?

is United Surgery any better

prices round here, anyone got a number

Are the hours on Google right for Specialty in Irvine?

What AI gets wrong about Specialty

We ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity about Specialty. These are the answers that don’t match this page.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Nov 2, 2026. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. ChatGPT and Perplexity via DataForSEO on Nov 2, 2026.

FactWhat AI saysWhat this page says
PhonePerplexity via DataForSEO on Nov 2, 2026: (310) 659-6333(949) 341-3499

The AI Score: 27 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Irvine surgical centers run 25 to 42. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Specialty scores 27, below the Irvine average of 32. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresSpecialty
Retrieval grounding260Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Poor
Off-property attestation2042Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility1433Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.Poor
Reviews & response1230The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Poor
Backlink & citation authority853Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Fair
Google Business Profile867Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile782Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Good
Content freshness & schema5Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a surgical center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

EntityTypeID on this pageSame asRelationship to Specialty
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Irvine, CaliforniaCity#cityCity Specialty is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the surgical centers in Irvine, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

  • Best surgical centers in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine/surgical-center
  • Best businesses in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine

Nearby

  • /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
  • /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
  • /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
  • /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
  • /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view
  • /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca

References

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJw4EaBGnd3IARjyeGOCCT-s8 (accessed Jul 16, 2026)
  • [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Nov 2, 2026; Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026; ChatGPT and Perplexity via DataForSEO on Nov 2, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)

The code behind this page

This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.

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Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.

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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.

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# Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine, Irvine CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-31.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca

## Photos

- ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmrnshrob06tqoqi8pp5b3jls%2F0.jpg)


## In short

Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine is a surgical center. Its AI Score is 27 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Surgical center |
| Address | 15825 Laguna Canyon Rd Ste 200, Irvine, CA 92618, USA |
| Phone | (949) 341-3499 |
| Rating | 3.4 across 28 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 31, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 15825 Laguna Canyon Rd Ste 200, Irvine, CA 92618, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | 15825 Laguna Canyon Rd Ste 200, Irvine, CA 92618 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (949) 341-3499 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Outpatient surgery | AI guess |  |
| Links | Website | https://sscirvine.com/?y_source=1_MTI5MTQ5MDEtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

Add your services so AI can say what you offer


### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting Specialty

Add your hours so AI can say when you're open

Address: 15825 Laguna Canyon Rd Ste 200, Irvine, CA 92618, USA. Phone: (949) 341-3499. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Left Coast Brewing Co. - Tasting Room, Smokehouse & Distillery Irvine | Brewery | 6 min walk |
| Irvine Center-Laguna Canyon | Bus stop | 6 min walk |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | Coffee shop | 6 min walk |
| Irvine Center-Odyssey | Bus stop | 6 min walk |
| HI House Shabu Shabu & Grilled BBQ | Barbecue restaurant | 6 min walk |
| Everyday Eatery | Brunch restaurant | 6 min walk |


## Reputation

3.4 average across 28 reviews: Google 28. (Confirmed, read July 16, 2026.)

 (AI guess, from 28 reviews.)


### What people like

- Efficient check-in process
- Nursing care team support
- Clean and beautiful facility


### What people do not like

- Confusing billing practices
- Poor communication regarding pre-op instructions
- Long wait times for refunds
- Inconsistent staff training
- Disorganized discharge process


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### lunch near Laguna Canyon, what is good


### budget options in Irvine, what is decent


### bad experiences at Specialty, anyone?


### parking at Specialty, where does everyone put the car?


### people keep recommending Specialty, what for?


### best surgical center in Irvine


### genuinely, what is good about this one


### last update from here was when?


### What surgical center questions is Irvine asking AI most?


### do I need to fill anything in beforehand


### Booking here, how does it work?


### membership, worth it or not


### Anything this place is known for doing well?


### any last minute slots at Specialty?


### is United Surgery any better


### prices round here, anyone got a number


### Are the hours on Google right for Specialty in Irvine?


## What AI gets wrong about Specialty

We ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity about Specialty. These are the answers that don’t match this page.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Nov 2, 2026. Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026. ChatGPT and Perplexity via DataForSEO on Nov 2, 2026.

| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Phone | Perplexity via DataForSEO on Nov 2, 2026: (310) 659-6333 | (949) 341-3499 |


## The AI Score: 27 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Irvine surgical centers run 25 to 42. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Specialty scores 27, below the Irvine average of 32. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Specialty |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 42 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 33 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Poor |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 30 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Poor |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 53 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 67 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 82 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 |  | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. |  |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a surgical center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Specialty |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine | LocalBusiness | #business | https://sscirvine.com/?y_source=1_MTI5MTQ5MDEtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D | Subject of this page |
| Irvine, California | City | #city |  | City Specialty is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the surgical centers in Irvine, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best surgical centers in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine/surgical-center
- Best businesses in Irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine


### Nearby

- /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose
- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view
- /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJw4EaBGnd3IARjyeGOCCT-s8 (accessed Jul 16, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Nov 2, 2026; Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 17, 2026; ChatGPT and Perplexity via DataForSEO on Nov 2, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)

The files every page on the registry shares, and how to copy this code for your own site, are here: https://localairegistry.com/developers

References, including locals

Every source behind this page, including every post and comment from locals. Each has its own permanent link, so AI engines can check it and anything copied from here carries its link back.

  1. lunch near Laguna Canyon, what is good Question by spring_reader_north, Sep 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/what-is-around-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-on-laguna-canyon
  2. budget options in Irvine, what is decent Question by canyon_bram, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/is-there-anywhere-cheaper-than-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-in
  3. bad experiences at Specialty, anyone? Question by canyon_nell, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/the-reviews-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints
  4. parking at Specialty, where does everyone put the car? Question by laguna_bram, Sep 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/is-there-parking-available-at-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine
  5. people keep recommending Specialty, what for? Question by may_runner_south, Sep 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/what-is-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-known-for
  6. best surgical center in Irvine Question by irvine_reed_92618, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/best-surgical-center-in-irvine
  7. genuinely, what is good about this one Question by may_runner_west, Sep 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/what-do-people-actually-like-about-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine
  8. last update from here was when? Question by browsing_on_canyon, Sep 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/what-has-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-been-posting-lately
  9. What surgical center questions is Irvine asking AI most? Question by Specialty, Sep 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/what-surgical-center-questions-is-irvine-asking-ai-most
  10. do I need to fill anything in beforehand Question by early_on_canyon, Aug 28, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-first-visit-at-specialty-surgical-center-of
  11. Booking here, how does it work? Question by lowkey_on_canyon, Aug 25, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/does-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-require-reservations
  12. membership, worth it or not Question by walk_in_on_canyon, Aug 21, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/does-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-take-rewards-points-or
  13. Anything this place is known for doing well? Question by irvine_ivy, Aug 17, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/what-special-features-does-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-offer
  14. any last minute slots at Specialty? Question by undecided_on_canyon, Aug 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/does-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ever-have-last-minute-openings
  15. is United Surgery any better Question by new_here_in_irvine, Aug 12, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-or-united-surgery-center-irvine-for
  16. prices round here, anyone got a number Question by curious_on_canyon, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/what-does-a-surgical-center-actually-cost-in-irvine
  17. Are the hours on Google right for Specialty in Irvine? Question by canyon_and_laguna, Aug 3, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/irvine/specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine-ca/q/what-are-the-hours-of-operation-for-specialty-surgical-center-of-irvine

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