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  <xsd:element id="sgry_TaxReceivableAgreementReductionInCarryingValue" name="TaxReceivableAgreementReductionInCarryingValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="sgry_TemporaryEquityMaximumCashDividendDeclarable" name="TemporaryEquityMaximumCashDividendDeclarable" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="sgry_TemporaryEquityThresholdConsecutiveTradingDays" name="TemporaryEquityThresholdConsecutiveTradingDays" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="sgry_TemporaryEquityThresholdSharePrice" name="TemporaryEquityThresholdSharePrice" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="sgry_TemporaryEquityThresholdTradingDays" name="TemporaryEquityThresholdTradingDays" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="sgry_ThirdPartySettlementsPayableCurrent" name="ThirdPartySettlementsPayableCurrent" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="sgry_TotalAcquisitionsIn2018Member" name="TotalAcquisitionsIn2018Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="sgry_UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedtoParticipatingSecuritiesIncludingDividendsAccrued" name="UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedtoParticipatingSecuritiesIncludingDividendsAccrued" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="sgry_VariableInterestEntityNumberOfFacilities" name="VariableInterestEntityNumberOfFacilities" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
</xsd:schema>
