Leadership

Brenda Carter,  administrator of Wilmington (N.C.) SurgCare, is Becker's administrator of the week.

Here are ASC executives who joined new practices, reached career milestones and more since Aug. 8:

Celia Smith, BSN, RN, administrator of Houston Premier Surgery Center, is Becker's administrator of the week.

Covenant Physician Partners, a physician services company that supports practices and surgery centers, appointed Daniel Gofman as executive vice president and chief development officer, effective Aug. 22.

Amid historic labor shortages, health systems, hospitals and ASCs are all competing for top talent.

Jeffrey Flynn, administrator and COO of New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center, is Becker's inaugural administrator of the week.

Chuck Hall, national group president of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, is stepping down from his position at the end of the year.

The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery named J Mocco, MD, endovascular neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai in New York City, its president, NeuroNewsInternational reported Aug. 22.

Average hourly earnings for employees nationwide were up 5.2 percent in July over the same month last year, according to Labor Department data reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Here are 10 ASC administrators to know: