Becker's Healthcare June 28, 2024
Cardiovascular procedures are ASCs’ next frontier, as more high-acuity procedures become approved for the outpatient setting.
Alfonso del Granado, administrator and CEO of Covenant High Plains Surgery Center in Lubbock, Texas, joined Becker’s to discuss why his team is looking to add a cardiology service line and the challenges behind adding new procedures.
Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity and length.
Question. What are the biggest challenges to adding new service lines to ASCs?
Alfonso del Granado: From a practical standpoint, I think the biggest challenge right now is the labor market. First, finding enough experienced nurses and techs to increase capacity can be daunting even when working with established service lines, but doing...
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