Leadership

The administrator of Pensacola-based North Florida Surgical Center, Jessica Sorsby, has only held her position since July 2020 — but her colleagues say she already has made distinct and sustainable improvements in her center's revenue generation and work culture.

Jacquelyn Cawley, MD, vice president of Population Health & CMO for ambulatory care at BayCare, joined "Becker's Ambulatory Surgery Centers Podcast" to talk about how she works to address inequality in healthcare. 

Depending on geographic location and specialty, the independent physician market is rising or sinking fast.

The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers elected three new members to its board of directors, the organization announced May 19.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association named several board members and a treasurer, according to a May 14 release. 

Medical software company Surgical Information Systems announced Christopher Beavor as the company's vice president of strategic accounts.

For reasons varying from COVID-19 concerns to job insecurity, many patients still are opting out of elective surgeries. 

A recent survey found that physicians in their final year of training are less likely to receive job offers, likely due to the pandemic. 

Some ASCs are still experiencing low case volumes more than a year after the onset of the pandemic.

Ellen Jamason, administrator of San Francisco-based Pacific Vision Surgery Center, opened her surgery center to treat underinsured patients in January.