Leadership

Gregg A. Adams, MD, chief of surgery at San Jose, Calif.-based Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, told Becker's ASC Review about day-to-day concerns, leadership challenges and solutions he'd like to see for the field of medicine.

Angela Wheeler, RN, was named nurse manager of Bonner General Health's surgery department, according to the Bonner County Daily Bee.

Steven Madreperla, MD, PhD, will lead the newly established Prism Vision Group, an ophthalmology administrative services care provider.

Ronald Swendris, MD, joined Grand Rapids (Mich.) Ophthalmology and is accepting patients at the practice's main location.

Time should be the most precious commodity at an ASC, according to ASC management software company Simplify ASC.

Mesquite, Texas-based providers North Texas Team Care Surgery Center and Advanced Pain Solutions recognized C.M. Schade, MD, PhD, of Advanced Pain Solutions, for his patient care efforts, Mesquite News reports.

The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers has elected new officers to its board of directors.

Victoria M. Diamond is the new senior vice president of WellSpan Health and president of WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital, the Gettysburg Times reports.

Successful ASC leadership requires flexibility, responsiveness and talent retention, according to Greg Zoch, partner at Kaye/Bassman International and managing director of the ambulatory surgery and surgical hospital practice.

A surgery center's reputation and reimbursement can be damaged by low patient satisfaction scores.