Becker's ASC Review

36 Becker's ASC 22nd Annual Meeting - The Business and Operations of ASCs – Call (800) 417-2035 Catherine Sayers, BSN, MSHA, a director of op- erations for PINNACLE III, has developed or man- aged 13 single and multispecialty ASCs throughout the country. She currently serves as the administra- tor for Skyline Endoscopy Center, a single-specialty GI endoscopy center located in Loveland, Colo. Prior to working for PINNACLE III, Ms. Sayers was director of surgical services at the Orthopaedic Center of the Rockies in Fort Collins, Colo., where she managed the ASC and a 10-bed recovery center. Aaron Shechter oversees the Hackensack (N.J.) En- doscopy Center and the Endoscopy Center of Ber- gen County in Paramus, N.J. He recently managed the partnership of both centers with United Surgical Partners International and Hackensack (N.J.) Uni- versity Medical Center. In 2013, Mr. Shechter won the CEO Award, which is an annual honor presented to a single USPI administrator. Robert Schaal, PT, is the executive director of the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute in Columbia, Mo. It is central Missouri's largest freestanding orthopedic center. Mr. Schaal, with a background in physical therapy, has introduced outpatient physical therapy to the center's offerings. Lisa Schriver, RN, CNOR, is the administrator at Turks Head Surgery Center in Chester, Pa. The multispecialty surgery center is affiliated with Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners. Vicki V. Schultz, RN, CASC, is president of Texas Health Women's Specialty Surgery Center in Dal- las. She managed the development, partnership and building of the facility. She has spent more than 20 years in the ambulatory surgery center business and has been a board member and treasurer for the Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society. Michael Sengmanivong, BA, is the administrator of Doctors Outpatient Center for Surgery in Los Angeles. He has led the surgery center since 2010. He completed his bachelor's degree in marketing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Chandler Shirer is administrator at Franciscan Surgery Center in Indianapolis, a joint venture with Franciscan Alliance. Mr. Shirer has guided the center through a 33 percent volume increase in two years and adding orthopedics and neuro/spine spe- cialties. He also worked to expand the ophthalmol- ogy service line and achieve accreditation. Jim Sigler, CASC, has been administrator at Casper (Wyo.) Surgical Center for nearly 12 years. He also has been instrumental in helping his cen- ter transition to providing 23-hour stays. Amy Sinder is administrator at the independent, multispecialty CBC Surgery Center in Crown Point, Ind. The center is Joint Commission accredited. Rick Sizemore, RN, has been administrator at Spartanburg (S.C.) Surgery Center since 2009. The center is multispecialty and focuses on urol- ogy and hand procedure Christine Slattery is the administrator and CEO of St. Louis Spine & Orthopedic Surgery Center, which is affiliated with Surgery Partners. She has been with the center for more than seven years. The facility offers spine, orthopedic and pain management procedures. Janet Smith, RN, is the administrator of Lake Ridge (Va.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, a joint venture between Blue Chip Surgical Center Part- ners and Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Cen- ter. The surgery center focuses on orthopedics, spine and pain management. Steve Smith is the director of Surgery Center of Wisconsin Rapids (Wis.). He was previously cir- culating nurse when the center opened in 2006 and became the administrative director a year lat- er. ASD Management manages the center, which added ophthalmology in 2011. Natalie Soule, RN, MBA, CNOR, CASC, is ad- ministrator at Premier Orthopedic Surgery Cen- ter in Nashville, Tenn., and serves on the board of directors for the Tennessee ASC Association. The ASC includes orthopedics and sports medicine. James M. Sprouse is the administrator of Pain Management and Ambulatory Surgery Centers of Paducah, Ky., and Marion, Ill. The surgery centers are accredited by AAAHC. Allison Stock, RN, JD, CASC, is the executive director of Great Lakes Surgical Center in South- field, Mich. Ms. Stock has led the surgery center for in this position for three years. She has also served as director of nursing at the center. She earned her law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Ann Arbor, Mich. Barb Struthers, MBA, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, is the administrator of Rush Surgicenter in Chicago. She has past experience in the ASC industry as the clinical director of Northwest Michigan Surgery Center in Traverse City. Ms. Struthers has served as the president and treasurer of the Michigan As- sociation of Perianesthesia Nurses. Tammy Surface is the administrator of New River Valley Surgery Center in Christiansburg, Va. The surgery center is a joint venture between ASD Management, physician owners, physician groups and Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. Lori Tamburo, CASC, is the administrator of Sheridan (Wyo.) Surgical Center, a physician- owned center in a rural area. Ms. Tamburo joined the center in 2011 as the assistant administrator and business office manager. In 2014, she became administrator. She continues to fill the role of business office manager. She is currently pursuing her MHA at Colorado State University. Jill Thrasher, CASC, is administrator at Precision Surgery Center of Dallas, a position she has held since March 2008. The center is affiliated with Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, which Ms. Thrasher credits as helping drive success. She is focused on benchmarking and facility improve- ment efforts. Bradley A. Tieszen, MPA, serves as chief adminis- trative officer of USC Ambulatory Surgical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. He has been with the organi- zation for more than three years and in that time has led the center through a successful AAAHC accreditation survey. The surgery center performs more than 3,000 cases on an annual basis. Mr. Tieszen is actively involved in the continued ex- cellence of surgical operations, including repre- senting the surgery center in an ongoing regional benchmarking study in the Midwest. Previously, Mr. Tieszen served as director of clinic operations of Sanford Health Surgical Associates, where he directly reported to the COO. Donna Tweed is administrator at The Endoscopy Center of Bucks County in Newton, Pa. The cen- ter is a joint venture between several physicians and Physicians Endoscopy. Cynthia S. Vincent, RN, BSN, has been executive director of the Rex Surgery Center of Cary (N.C.) since 2010. She has 28 years of experience in the healthcare industry and in healthcare leadership in both hospital and ASC settings. Charles Wallace, MBA, is the administrator of the Surgical Center of Connecticut in Bridgeport. Mr. Wallace has been with the center since it first opened its doors in 2013. The center is affiliated with Mer- ritt Healthcare. Mr. Wallace completed his MBA at the University of New Haven in West Haven, Conn. Daniel Weber joined Plaza ASC in January of 2014 as the administrator, overseeing the final construc- tion phase, staffing, equipment acquisition, and accreditation process. "Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center is such a unique opportunity. Having Re- gent Surgical Health as a management partner, Providence Health Systems as a hospital partner and a diverse physician partnership has been an in- credible experience," says Mr. Weber. "My goal is to bring the partnerships vision of the ASC to life. We want to deliver the highest level of care possible in the most comfortable way we can." Andrew Weiss, CASC, has served as the admin- istrator of the Endo Center at Voorhees (N.J.) for more than 12 years. He is also a board member on the Board of Ambulatory Surgery Center Certifi- cation and a board member of ASCAPAC. Scott Williams, CASC, has been administrator at Carnegie Hill Endoscopy in New York since 2011, prior to the center's 2012 opening. The center is a joint venture between Physicians En- doscopy and Mount Sinai/Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. John Wipfler, JD, MBA, is CEO of OA Centers for Orthopedics in Portland, Maine, which in- cludes an ambulatory surgery center. He has held the position since 2006 and previously served as CEO of Eyecare Medical Group in Portland. His additional experience includes time as executive director and general counsel of the Maine Health Care Finance Commission. Cindy Young, RN, BSN, CASC, is the administra- tive director of Farmington (Mo.) Surgery Cen- ter. She has been with the center for 16 years. Ms. Young is also an Ambulatory Surgery Center As- sociation board member. Becky Ziegler-Otis, CASC, is administrator at Ambulatory Surgical Center of Stevens Point (Wis.), a position she has held since 2008. She reduced accounts receivable days at the center from 100 to around 40 days and helped imple- ment online registration, which reduced staff labor costs. n

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