Becker's Ambulatory Surgery Centers Podcast

Chris Blackburn, Administrator of South Kansas City Surgicenter, joined the podcast to talk about recent COVID-19 surges, staffing and physician recruitment and retirement.

Becker's Editor in Chief, Laura Dyrda highlights some of the biggest stories within the ASC industry and touches on the podcast episodes from this past week and previews the interviews to come.

Karen Albright, Nurse Administrator at Riva Road Surgical Center in Maryland, joined the podcast to talk about the specialties moving into ASCs, strengthening the physician pipeline and staffing at ASCs.

Dr. Charles Fox, a gastroenterologist with Atlanta Gastroenterology, part of United Digestive, joined the podcast to talk about telemedicine, value-based care and patient consumerism trends in GI today.

Tune in to hear about the biggest stories within the ASC industry and an overview of this past week's episodes along with the upcoming interviews.

This episode features Dr. Melinda Estes, President and Chief Executive Officer at Saint Luke’s Health System. Here, she discusses how her career evolved from being a practicing physician to the CEO of Saint Luke’s Health System.

Tina Piotrowski, CEO of Copper Ridge Surgery Center in Michigan, joined the podcast to talk about staffing issues, physician retirement and a promising trend from payers.

Sandy Berreth, Director of the Surgical Service Line at Sansum Clinic, joined the podcast to talk about payer and staffing trends, and how to build a resilient culture at ASCs.

Laura Dyrda, Becker's Editor in Chief, gives an overview of some ASC stories from the past week. She shares main takeaways from our recent episodes with Naya Kehayes, MPH, Principal at ECG Management Consultants and Dr. Jeffrey Kerina, an orthopedic surgeon…

Dr. Jeffrey Kerina, an orthopedic surgeon at TLC Outpatient Surgery and Laser Center in Florida, joined the podcast to talk about his program for outpatient total joint replacements in the Medicare population and what the future holds.