Leadership

The Arkansas Houses passed a bill allowing optometrists to perform a greater range of surgeries, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports.

Macular degeneration solutions company MacuLogix closed a $38.7 million financing round, Invision reports.

The Baird Group's Kristin Baird leads workshops for ASC leaders on coaching and engagement skills.

A North Carolina House Health Committee approved a bill that would establish new employment standards for hospitals and ASCs, the Winston-Salem Journal reports.

Eyecare Services Partners found its new CEO in George Neal.

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest named Scott Davis CEO, effective April 8.

Retina, vitreous and macula surgical diseases specialist Peter Brennen, MD, joined Garden City,, N.Y.-based Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island.

Mount Kisco, N.Y.-based Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester named Robert Rauch, MD, as its medical director.

Hospitals converting a hospital outpatient department to an ASC or forming a joint-venture ASC should adopt a human resources model that matches an ASC's speed, efficiency and specialization, according to MedHQ, an HR company specializing in the ASC market.

Here are four ASCs searching for new leaders in 2019: