Ms. Gottschall was recognized for overcoming challenges, going above and beyond her role and making a difference in peoples’ lives. She received thousands of votes from the ASC community.
As the 2020 ASC Every Day Hero, Ms. Gottschall will receive a $2,500 cash prize, $2,000 to the charity of her choice and $500 toward lunch for her ASC.
The other finalists were Gail Burton of Yellowstone Surgery Center in Billings, Mont., and Sue Jones of Baylor Scott & White Surgicare-Rockwall (Texas).
Every nominee’s story and votes were reviewed by a panel of three judges:
- Steve Earnhart, CRNA
- Joanna Geisinger, CEO of Torq
- Stephen Punzak, MD, CEO and founder of One Medical Passport
One Medical Passport, which offers cloud-based solutions for ASC workflow, communications, payments and more, plans to continue its ASC Everyday Heroes Program in 2021.
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