Leadership

Back in March, on the day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, we worked with our clients to identify seven critical messages ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) should consider sharing with patients, staff, vendors, and other visitors coming to…

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy appointed New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers President Jeff Shanton to his Restart and Recovery Advisory Council.

ASCs must move quickly and safely when chipping away at large backlogs of elective procedures, according to industry group leaders who spoke to ASC Focus. 

Apex Surgical Center's Mary Beth Cappelli, RN, was recognized by New York State Assembly Member Marianne Buttenschon, D-Marcy, for excellence in nursing, the Observer-Dispatch reports.

Charlotte (N.C.) Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates is looking to hire a director to oversee SouthPark Surgery Center in Charlotte.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson hired Kelvin Baggett, MD, as the city's first Health and Healthcare Access Czar, according to local NBC affiliate NBC DFW.

Three Michigan medical practices are suing the state over an executive order that banned nonessential procedures in the state, local radio station WKZO reports.

Sixty-three percent of physicians who responded to the "91st Annual Medical Economics Physician Report" said their practice does not employ IT staff.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare created a wellness initiative to help its more than 40,000 clinicians and employees adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sarasota (Fla.) Plastic Surgery Center added Sally Gruters as its director of marketing, Sarasota reports.