Becker's ASC Review

38 Erik Flexman, MHPA, FACHE, CASC, is the current director of Forest Canyon Endos- copy & Surgery Center in Flagstaff, Ariz. Mr. Flexman has served as the ASC's executive director since November 2012. He is currently a board member of the Arizona Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Maria Freed, MHSA, is the administrator of the Coral Gable Surgery Center in Miami. Ms. Freed has 25 years of healthcare experience. She has previously served as an assistant ad- ministrator at Coral Gables (Fla.) Hospital and Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables. She also previously served as director of international services for HealthSouth Corporation in Birmingham, Ala. She won the Miami Women Who Rock Advocacy Award in 2015. Dallas Freyer, RN, has served as the admin- istrator for Corpus Christi (Texas) Outpatient Surgery since 2004. Ms. Freyer is also the administrator of Surgicare of Corpus Christi. She is a member of Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, where she serves on the Soci- ety Programs & Education committee. Sue Funk, RN, BSN, CASC, is the adminis- trator of Christus Cabrini Surgery Center in Alexandria, La. She also serves on the Louisi- ana Ambulatory Surgery Center Association board. Equipped with four ORs and two treat- ment rooms, Christus Cabrini Surgery Center offers general, gynecologic, orthopedic, pain, podiatric and urologic services. Patrick Garman has served as the executive administrator of Monongahela, Pa.-based Spartan Health Surgicenter for the last eight years. Mr. Garman is presently the Penn- sylvania Ambulatory Surgery Association's treasurer. Previously, Mr. Garman was the administrator of Warm Springs Rehabilitation System in San Antonio. Sharon Gelardi, RN, is the administrator of e Gastro-Surgi Center of New Jersey in Mountainside. She serves as secretary on the board of the New Jersey Association of Ambu- latory Surgery Centers. John Gleason, MMHS, CASC, CMPE, is president-elect of the Pennsylvania Ambula- tory Surgery Association's board of direc- tors. He is the administrator of Susquehanna Valley Surgery Center in Harrisburg, Pa., a role he has held since July 2015. Prior to joining Susquehanna Valley Surgery Center, Mr. Gleason was the executive director of Digestive Disease Associates in Wyomissing, Pa. From October 1998 to November 2001, he was the administrator of DaVita, a kidney care company. Michael Graziano is the administrator of Clion (N.J.) Surgery Center. He serves as treasurer on the board of the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Clion Surgery Center is a state-licensed, Medicare-certified facility with two major ORs and two recovery areas. Julie Greene is CEO/administrator of Mus- kegon (Mich.) Surgery Center and Orthopae- dic Associates of Muskegon. She previously served as board director for the Michigan Ambulatory Surgery Association. e surgery center is Accreditation Association for Ambu- latory Health Care-accredited. Donna Griggs, RN, BSN, MPH, is the administrator and CNO of New Gulf Coast Surgery Center in Ocean Springs, Miss. She is a board member of the Mississippi Ambula- tory Surgery Center Association. She earned her master's degree in public health from e University of Southern Mississippi in Hat- tiesburg. Andrew Gwinnell, MHSA, CASC, is the executive director of Truvista Surgery Center in Troy, Mich. He serves as secretary on the board of the Michigan Ambulatory Surgery Association. Truvista Surgery Center a state- licensed, Accreditation Association for Ambu- latory Health Care-accredited and Medicare- certified facility established in 2007. Elizabeth Hakal, RN, serves as the adminis- trator of Canyon Surgery Center in Phoenix. Equipped with more than 20 years of clini- cal experience, Ms. Hakal has always been interested in the outpatient surgery center landscape. Ms. Hakal serves as treasurer on the Arizona Ambulatory Surgery Center Asso- ciation's board of directors. Jane Haire is the administrator of Nebraska Surgery Center in Lincoln. She was previously assistant to the president of Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln. She is involved in volunteer activities and serves as a member of the board of directors at Houses of Hope. Nebraska Surgery Center is a 10,000-square-foot facility with four operating suites and 11 recovery rooms. Michaela Halcomb, RN, BSN, MPS, CIC, CASC, is the administrator of Peak One Sur- gery Center in Frisco, Colo. She also serves as director of operations for PINNACLE III and has more than 37 years of healthcare experi- ence. She holds a bachelor of science in nurs- ing degree from Bloomington-based Indiana University, and is certified in infection control. She oversaw the surgery center during a CMS Recertification Survey, Life Safety Survey and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Recertification Survey. Patrick Haley is the vice president of Aptos (Calif.) Surgery Center. He previously served as administrator of Santa Cruz (Calif.) Surgery Center for one year and administra- tor of Soquel, Calif.-based e Spine Clinic of Monterey Bay for almost 12 years. Aptos Surgery Center is Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care-accredited. Ken Hammer is the director of the Surgery Center of Kalamazoo in Portage, Mich. He serves as first vice president on the board of the Michigan Ambulatory Surgery Associa- tion. e Surgery Center of Kalamazoo is Medicare-certified and Accreditation Associa- tion for Ambulatory Health Care-accredited. David Harano, MBA, MHA, is CEO of Gastro One, which includes three locations for its GI Diagnostic and erapeutic Endoscopy Center. He is also CEO of Tennessee Gastro, a group of six practices. He is the former chair of the Medical Group Management Asso- ciation's Gastroenterology Administration Assembly. He is also chairman of the Ten- nessee Cancer Coalition's Colorectal Cancer Committee. Tracie Hark, MBA, CASC, is the administra- tor of Northeast Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center in Hannibal. She serves on the board of the Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. e multispecialty surgery center, established in 2000, is a joint venture between Hannibal (Mo.) Clinic and B & B Enterprises. Judy Harless, MBA, CASC, is San Diego- based SMI Surgery Center's administrator. Ms. Harless serves as secretary on the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association board of directors as well as the legislative co-chair on the Cali- fornia Ambulatory Surgery Association board of directors. She is also on e Joint Commis- sion's Professional Technical Advisory Com- mittee and the Board of Ambulatory Surgery Certification Examination Committee. Joleen Harrison is the administrator of Mankato (Minn.) Surgery Center. She serves on the board of the Minnesota Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. e Mankato Surgery Center offers procedures in general surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, ENT, eye surgery, urologic surgery, podiatry and pain management. Patty Harrison is the administrator of Lin- den Surgical Center in Beverly Hills, Calif., Summit Surgery Center in Santa Barbara, Calif., and Premier Surgery Center, also in Santa Barbara. She oversees clinical opera- tions and is responsible for achieving and maintaining all accreditation and certifica- tion standards for each center. She has more than 10 years of nursing and management experience. Stephanie Harvey serves as the CEO of In- dependent Surgery Center in Chippewa Falls, Wis. She is president-elect of the Association of Wisconsin Surgery Centers. Independent

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