Becker's ASC Review

Register Today for the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, October 24-26--Call 1-800-417-2035 filiates (SCA). Ms. Bloebaum assumed her current responsibilities in 2005 with more than 20 years of nursing experience in orthopedics. Dean Brown has served as the CEO of Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic in Mobile, a group of 20 orthopedic specialists in Mobile, for the past 11 years and administrator for The Orthopaedic Center at Springhill for the past six. In 2003, he assisted his group with negotiations for a joint venture with one of their local hospitals in the development of a 78,000-square-foot center that included a 17,000-square-foot ASC — a 50/50 partnership between physicians and the hospital. Ron Bullen is a 23-year Major retired from the U.S. Army; he owns his own consulting business and manages a medical services outsourcing company in addition to running the seven-operating room multispecialty Moreland Surgery Center in Waukesha, Wis. He was instrumental in forming and developing the current joint-venture ASC entity, which has performed well above the industry mean financially. Nancy Calhoun is the administrator of Roanoke (Va.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, affiliated with ASD Management since 2004. The ASC is a joint venture 50 percent owned by Carilion Clinic, and includes physician owners who are also employed by a corporation that owns Carilion Roankoe Memorial Hospital. Mary Ann Cooney, RN, CASC, is the administrator of Riverside Outpatient Surgery Center in Columbus, Ohio, a multispecialty facility in central Ohio with six ORs and one minor procedure room. ROSC is managed by Health Inventures and performs over 6,000 cases per year. The surgery center became a joint venture with OhioHealth and physicians in 1997. Steve Corl is the administrator and director of nursing at Mackinaw Surgery Center in Saginaw, Mich., a position he has held since February of 2007. Mr. Corl is also the second vice president of the Michigan Ambulatory Surgery Association, and sits on the Association's board. Mackinaw Surgery Center is a 16,000-squarefoot facility joint venture between physicians, Covenant Hospital and Nueterra Healthcare. 35 Joint Venture ASC Administrators to Know 35 Joint Venture ASC Administrators to Know (continued from page 1) Todd Currier is the administrator of the Northern Wyoming Surgical Center in Cody and was the first president of the Wyoming Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, which he helped found in 2011. The ASC has provided care for the community for more than 10 years and has two operating rooms, as well as 23-hour stay capabilities. Brenda Cyrulik is the administrator at the Eastland Medical Plaza Surgicenter in Bloomington, Ill., a joint venture between St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington and 26 physician-investors. The center opened in 2001 and has four ORs dedicated to multispecialty surgery and four procedure rooms dedicated to endoscopy and pain management. Jeanel Darity is the administrator of Physicians Surgery Center at DePaul in Bridgeton, Mo., a joint venture 35 with Nueterra Healthcare. She has held this position at the 12,000-square-foot ASC for nearly seven years. The surgery center was a 2012 winner of the CTQ Apex Quality Award and is equipped for several procedures, including ENT, endoscopy, gynecology, plastic surgery and orthopedics. Joseph DeMarco is the administrator at Jefferson Surgical Center at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia. The ASC was developed by Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Rothman Institute and Neuterra. It includes four operating rooms and one procedure room, with specialties such as hand surgery, orthopedic surgery, pain management and plastic surgery. Christopher Doyle is the administrator of the 17,500-square-foot, Media, Pa.-based Riddle Surgical Center, a joint venture between community physicians, Main Line Health, Rothman Institute and Nueterra Healthcare. He has held the position since April 2011, overseeing all activities for staff members, business office directions and recruiting additional medical staff. He previously served as the director of operations at Fresenius Medical Care. Terri Gatton, RN, has been the administrator of Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute ASC for six years. The ASC is a joint venture between physician investors and Baptist Healthcare. During her career, she was instrumental in setting the foundation for the center, which opened in 2007, and has guided the ASC through several successful accreditation surveys. Janet Gordon became the administrator of Saint Luke's Surgicenter in Lee's Summit, Mo., a joint venture with Saint Luke's East—Lee's Summit. The ASC is fully accredited by The Joint Commission and includes three operating rooms and two procedure rooms. Dorothy Geiger is the administrator at Central Piedmont Surgery Center in Asheboro, N.C., a 7,000-squarefoot facility with two operating rooms. The center, which is a joint venture with Randolph Hospital, local surgeons and Nueterra Healthcare, opened in 2011 and includes 20 physicians performing cases there. Debbie Hall is the administrator of Cheyenne (Wyo.) Surgical Center, a joint venture between seven physician owners and Regent Surgical Health, with hospital partner Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. The multispecialty ASC includes spine surgery, general surgery, ENT, orthopedics and pain management. Tom Holecek is the administrator at Palos Heights, Ill.-based Palos Surgicenter, a joint venture between physician owners, Regent Surgical Health and Palos Community Hospital. The three-OR facility includes gastroenterology, pain management, orthopedics and ophthalmology. Karen Howey has been the administrator and CEO at Macomb (Mich.) Township ASC for more than a year. She previously served as the administrator and CEO for Matrix Surgery Center for more than six years. The ASC is affiliated with Beaumont Health System and Nueterra Healthcare, and includes two operating rooms.

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