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11 ASC MANAGEMENT 22 ASC industry exec moves in 2020 By Eric Oliver ere were 22 leadership moves at ASCs and management compa- nies in 2020: Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners welcomed Steve Marshall as vice president of integration, according to an Aug. 17 LinkedIn post. Early in the year, Nashville, Tenn.-based Covenant Physician Partners appointed three executives as it transitioned from being an ASC-focused company to a physician services company. In July, longtime Advisory Board executive Laurie Sprung joined Covenant's board of directors. Nashville-based HCA Healthcare selected a new ambulatory surgery vice president of operations for its Gulf Coast Division. Michael Nelson assumed the role Aug. 17, overseeing operations, business development and physician partnerships for 10 surgery centers in the Houston and South Texas markets. Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners welcomed Sandy Stillman-Alvin as executive administrator. Leawood, Kan.-based ValueHealth named Ron Baker president of NueHealth. NueHealth has partnered with more than 20 health systems and is affiliated with more than 150 facilities, including physician-owned surgery centers. Dave Ewing was named vice president of business development at Compass Surgical Partners, according to a July 1 announcement. Mr. Ewing will lead CSP's western territory. Nashville-based Envision Healthcare installed Wessel Booysen as ex- ecutive vice president and chief financial officer July 13, and onboarded Ilene Moore as senior vice president and general counsel Aug. 1. Wael Barsoum, MD, transitioned out of his post as CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida to join HOPCo, the owner of orthopedic specialty practices including Phoenix-based e CORE Institute. ValueHealth named former Cerner executive Don Bisbee its new president, the company announced June 11. John Carradine brings more than 40 years of information technology experience to Surgical Notes as the company's new CFO. Aer Christopher Holden's resignation Feb. 5, Envision tapped James Rechtin to take over as president and CEO. In January, Eric Evans succeeded Wayne DeVeydt as CEO of Surgery Partners. Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health hired Brad Pollard as vice president of business development. ASC developer Medical Facilities Corp. named John Schario COO. Medical Facilities Corp., added Lois Cormack to its board. Milwaukee-based Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin installed industry veteran LoAnn Vande Leest, BSN, as executive director of ASCs. Jeff Snodgrass is the new president of AmSurg, one of the country's largest ASC operators and the ambulatory division of Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare. Nashville,-based Covenant Physician Partners added Chad Baldwin as executive vice president and chief development officer and Phyllis Smith, DNP as senior vice president and chief clinical officer. Flagship Healthcare Properties added Blake Bratcher to serve as executive vice president, leading decisions on Flagship's ASC strategy and portfolio. e Chartis Group named Roger Ray, MD, chief physician execu- tive. Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates installed Jennifer Jacob- son, BSN, RN, as senior clinical manager in July. Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists appointed Geoffrey Smith executive director and Michele Flavin CFO. n Iowa nurse allegedly stole fentanyl from surgery center By Eric Oliver S abrina Thalblum, RN, allegedly stole fentanyl from Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's outpatient surgery center from August 2018 to August 2019, The Gazette reported Dec. 3, 2020. Ms. Thalblum faces individual counts of tampering, attempting to tamper with a consumer product, and acquiring and attempting to acquire a controlled sub- stance by misrepresentation, deception and subterfuge. She pleaded not guilty in a federal court to all charges Dec. 2. She was released without bond pending trial. She worked at the surgery center from October 2017 to August 2019. She allegedly stole fentanyl and refilled the vials with a different substance after gaining access to it in August 2018. Ms. Thalblum was brought in front of the Iowa Board of Nursing in June. She admitted to tampering and divert- ing fentanyl from the surgery center and to having a substance abuse problem. Her license was indefinitely suspended until Aug. 24, and she was put on probation for one year with several wellness-related requirements. n