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Leadership & Management

Melodie Garrobo, CASC, administrator of Golden Ridge Surgery Center in Golden, Colo., discusses six ways surgery center administrators can lead their physicians, staff members and anesthesia providers in decreasing turnover times.

Lee Chester, a healthcare architect and vice president of L3 Healthcare Design in Altamonte Springs, Fla., lists 10 cardinal sins in ambulatory surgery center design.

Here are 15 statistics on ambulatory surgery centers located in the southeastern United States (GA, FL, SC, NC, AL, MS and TN). Data comes from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010. Note: All numbers are averages.

Melodie Garrobo, CASC, administrator of Golden Ridge Surgery Center in Golden, Colo., discusses six ways surgery center administrators can lead their physicians, staff members and anesthesia providers in decreasing turnover times.

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In FY 2012, hospitals should be given a 1 percent increase in Medicare payments for both inpatient and outpatient services, and physicians should also get a 1 percent raise, according to a new report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

Hospital senior management reported the highest overall job satisfaction of all hospital employees, while critical intensive care workers reported the lowest overall satisfaction, according to a study conducted by HR Solutions.

Hospital senior management reported the highest overall job satisfaction of all hospital employees, while critical intensive care workers reported the lowest overall satisfaction, according to a study conducted by HR Solutions.

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