Prior to joining OA in 2006, Mr. Wipfler served as the CEO of Eyecare Medical Group in Portland. His healthcare experience includes positions as the executive director and general counsel of the Maine Health Care Finance Commission, assistant attorney general for the State of Maine representing the department of human services, and healthcare attorney at Pierce Atwood. Mr. Wipfler earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and both his JD and MBA degrees from Boston College.
Mr. Wipfler discussed effective ways to lead an ambulatory surgery center through times of change in an interview with Becker’s ASC Review. He said that it is important to emphasize adaptability among the staff. “A piece of this is creating an organizational culture, where all of the staff are engaged in knowing that change is necessary and part of our expectation — that allows them to really throw themselves fully into whatever the initiative is,” he said. “When we’re hiring and training, we’re creating an environment and an expectation where people understand that there needs to be a lot of adaptability. If you have that underlying culture, managing the change gets easier.”
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