Leadership

The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers elected five officers to its board of directors, according to ROI-NJ.

Five ophthalmologists or surgery centers recently performed a new procedure:

The Oregonian recognized Medford-based Surgery Center of Southern Oregon as a Top Workplace for the first time.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare named Jennifer Berres senior vice president and chief human resource officer.

Harold Ballitch, MD, is part of a small cohort of ophthalmologists who are using the PanOptix Trifocal Intraocular Lens, the Richland Source reports.

Holding company Full Alliance Group added two people to its board, including BioReset Medical Corp. founder and president Matthew Cook, MD.

Effingham (Ill.) Ambulatory Surgery Center began offering the iStent inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass System to improve glaucoma patients' quality of life, the Effingham Daily News reports.

The Surgery Center of Fairbanks (Alaska) appointed Keli Hite McGee as the ASC's new administrator, effective Oct. 7.

Stanford Plavin, MD, contributed to the "Manual of Practice Management for Ambulatory Surgery Centers: An Evidence-Based Guide."

Diane Fleischmann, Cielo's vice president of healthcare client services, spoke to Becker's ASC Review about the challenges of recruiting outpatient talent and shared strategies for success.