Becker's Healthcare April 28, 2023
Patsy Newitt

Debra Fin, administrator of Midland, Mich.-based Great Lakes Bay Surgery & Endoscopy Center, joined Becker’s to discuss what will disrupt the ASC industry next.

Editor’s note: This response was edited lightly for brevity and clarity.

Question: What will disrupt the ASC industry next?

Debra Fin: The old news is still active. ASCs will continue to see clinical staff recruitment woes and rising personnel expenses — particularly operating room circulators. Without the right staff and a stable group of teammates, it challenges the culture of an ASC and takes a great deal of operational focus to orient, integrate and support the standard of excellence and patient safety that ASCs deliver. We are continually working with staff to train, orient and...

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