Sami Abbasi (National Surgical Care). Mr. Abbasi serves as chairman and CEO of National Surgical Care. He previously served as co-founder, president and CEO of Radiologix, a leading national provider of diagnostic imaging services, until the company's sale to RadNet…
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Georganna Howell, RNFA, CNOR, CEN, LNC (Greenspring Surgery Center, Baltimore). Ms. Howell is administrator of Greenspring Surgery Center, part of OrthoMaryland, which opened in 2006. Surgeons at the center focus on orthopedics and provide a complete array of outpatient surgical…
Tracey Hood, RN (Ohio Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center and Mid Ohio Valley Medical Center, Belpre, Ohio). Ms. Hood is the administrator of Ohio Valley ASC and Mid Ohio Valley Medical Center. Ohio Valley is a three-OR, multi-specialty center that includes…
Bill Hazen (Surgery Center at Pelham, Greer, S.C.). Mr. Hazen is the administrator of the Surgery Center at Pelham, a four-OR, two-procedure-room, multispecialty center that is a joint venture between a hospital and local physicians. Surgeons at the center specialize…
Amanda Gunthel (Wilton Surgery Center, Wilton, Conn.). Ms. Gunthel is the administrator of Wilton Surgery Center, a two-OR, two-procedure room ASC that specializes in ophthalmology and pain management. The center opened in Aug. 2005 and is currently in a partnership…
Judy Graham (Cypress Surgery Center, Wichita, Kan.). Ms. Graham is administrator of Cypress Surgery Center, a free-standing, multi-specialty ASC that opened in Dec. 2000. The center includes six ORs, three procedure rooms, two RCU beds and a two-suite GI/endoscopy unit.…
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Alisa Fischer, CASC (St. Augustine Surgery Center, St. Augustine, Fla.). Ms. Fischer is the administrator of St. Augustine Surgery Center. The center was formerly owned by a hospital corporation and was subsequently purchased in May 2006 by ASCOA. The multi-specialty…
Rose Eickelberger (Beacon Orthopaedics Surgery Center, Sharonville, Ohio). Ms. Eickelberger is the director of surgical services at Summit Surgical Center and Beacon West Surgical Center, both part of Beacon Orthopaedics. The first surgery center opened in May 2003, and surgeons…
Vicki Edelman, RN (Blue Bell Surgery Center, Blue Bell, Pa.). Ms. Edelman is the administrator of Blue Bell Surgery Center, a four-room, multi-specialty ASC that opened in Sept. 2008. Surgeons specialize in orthopedics, ENT, pain management, plastic surgery, general surgery,…