Leadership

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.

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.

Physicians and nurses differ on whether surgeons and other healthcare professionals working in the operating room should have their hours capped, according to a Medscape poll.

Sam Awan, MD, joined U.S. Dermatology Partners' Center for Dermatology and Cosmetic Laser Surgery McKinney (Texas).

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network's Clifford Georges, MD, was named a UroLift Center of Excellence.

Raleigh (N.C.) Orthopaedic Surgery Center Medical Director Hadley Callaway, MD, spoke at the Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School commencement ceremony Oct. 28.