SCA has been partnering with large not-for-profit health systems. SCA currently partners with 20 not-for-profit health systems, including Sutter Health (eight ASCs in partnership), Catholic Health Initiatives (three ASCs in partnership across two markets) and St. Barnabas (a recently announced partnership covering northern New Jersey). SCA also partners with one of the five pilot accountable care organizations in the country — Monarch Healthcare in Orange County, Calif.
SCA has also launched a new product aimed at helping independent surgery centers reduce the cost of surgical supplies and streamline their supply ordering process. The product is called Surgical Supply Savings Solution (S4) and includes an Amazon.com-like web interface and access to SCA’s direct supply contract portfolio.
SCA’s leadership team includes Andrew Hayek (president and CEO), Joe Clark (EVP and chief development officer), Michael Rucker (EVP and COO), Gregory Cunniff (EVP and CFO), Rich Scharff (EVP and general counsel), Rob Jardeleza (Sr. VP), Linda Lansing (Sr. VP), Shannon Blakeley (Sr. VP and president of the California ASC Association) and Goran Dragolovic (Sr. VP).
This leadership team has increased its investment in clinical systems and clinical support, improved physician satisfaction rates and led a turn-around in the company’s financial performance, achieving three straight years of earnings and cash flow growth.
“We are committed to outstanding patient care, serving our physicians and improving the healthcare system by improving care and lowering healthcare costs,” says Mr. Hayek. “We are very proud of our administrators and leadership teams at our centers and hospitals; they are achieving outstanding results clinically and operationally. Our role is to provide outstanding support to them as they care for patients and serve our physicians.” www.scasurgery.com
