Becker's Healthcare January 26, 2024
Patsy Newitt

Four ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the workforce trends that are affecting surgery centers most at the moment.

Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for brevity and clarity.

Grant Cook. CEO of National Surgery Consultants (Scottsdale, Ariz.): Higher pay rates for really any clinical position in the ASC with a limited number of people out there to fill roles.

William Hightower. Executive Director of Shelby Baptist Ambulatory Surgery Center (Birmingham, Ala.): Most of our staff chooses to work at an ASC for a reason. They are choosing work-life balance over the boost in pay they could gain by working in the traditional hospital environment. The problem we are starting to see is that as more ambulatory...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: ASC, Provider
ASCs' growing financial storm
The administrative burdens holding back ASC growth
The cost disparity of colonoscopies at ASCs vs. hospitals
Riding the wave of ASC growth — what's next for industry success
St. Tammany Health System to open $75M surgery center

Share This Article