Naples, Fla.-based Seaside Surgery Center Administrator Cindy Schuetz told Becker's ASC Review what has made her center so successful and how other ASCs can follow its lead.
Leadership
Joe Khan and Yasyf Mohamedali, computer science graduates from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively, are the founders of Karuna Health, a startup that provides software automating care coordination tasks for hospitals, according to Forbes.
Cincinnati-based CEI Vision Partners named Carl Berglind vice president of mergers and acquisitions.
Columbia, S.C.-based Irmo Ambulatory Surgery Center received Press Ganey's Guardian of Excellence Award, WIS TV reports.
Springfield, Ill.-based Orthopaedic Surgery Center of Illinois Director Kim Schultz, BSN, RN, told Becker's ASC Review about the center's recent affiliation, its major successes and how it caters to patients.
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As the healthcare landscape continues to shift towards value-based care, ambulatory surgery centers are uniquely poised to control costs.
Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International appointed Brett Brodnax CEO, effective immediately.
While hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers consider numerous factors before entering into a partnership, Sandra Jones, founder and president of Ambulatory Strategies, said one of the key factors is that organizations must trust their potential partners.
A surgery center nurse and her family traveled to Guatemala on a surgical mission trip organized by Wings of Recovery, a nonprofit composed of healthcare professionals who provide medical care to areas lacking access, the Victoria (Texas) Advocate reported.
Tampa, Fla.-based Habana Ambulatory Surgery Center's Lisa Kortright, APRN, participated in the American Cancer Society's 20th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.