Leadership

The Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America operates more than 70 surgery centers in 17 states. Here are eight fast facts on two of its top executives:

Jamison, Pa.-based Physicians Endoscopy GI Solutions is a single-specialty management company that is affiliated with more than 600 gastroenterologists and partnered with more than 60 ASCs that perform more than 600,000 procedures each year across 19 states.

Autonomy is an important factor in where physicians choose to practice medicine, and Grant Shifflett, MD, of Disc Sports & Spine Center in Newport Beach, Calif., told Becker's ASC Review Podcast that he sees a potentially concerning trajectory.

Medical device company Boston Scientific grossed nearly $10 billion in total revenue in 2020, according to the company's annual report.

Tower Surgical Partners named Cresia Walker as its first COO, the company said Oct. 11. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Covenant Physician Partners has made several executive hires within the past year, after rebranding from an ASC company to a physician services company. Most recently, the company appointed Mike Field as vice president of physician recruitment on Oct.…

CMS plans to issue a rule that will require ASCs, along with all other healthcare providers, to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for staff as a condition of participating in Medicare. 

Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development ranks as the sixth-largest ASC chain in the U.S. in 2021, with a portfolio of 92 ASCs.

Here are 10 ASC administrator to know:

Robert Nelson is executive director of Island Eye Surgicenter in Westbury, N.Y. He told Becker's about how he thinks private equity investment will affect ophthalmology and shared his biggest concerns about the winter season.