ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT


Tri-Cities Surgery Center LLC, Geneva, Illinois Political advocacy is essential if surgery centers are to share their value


their concerns and state


with policymakers in Washington.” —Joseph Ollayos, CASC, administrator


Individuals Dianne Appleby, RN, executive direc- tor and administrator of Menomonee Falls Ambulatory Surgery Center in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.


Barbara Draves, CASC, administrator of The Surgery Center in Cleveland, Ohio. “ASCs provide high-quality, cost-


effective care in a setting that is condu- cive to very high patient satisfaction, and it is important that those involved in policy making understand this in


William Prentice, chief executive offi- cer at ASCA in Alexandria, Virginia.


Colin Rorrie, president of CRR and Associates in Dallas, Texas.


David Shapiro, MD, CASC, risk manager at Red Hills Surgical Center in Tallahassee, Florida.


light of the skyrocketing cost of health care,” Draves says.


Keith Metz, MD, medical director at Great Lakes Surgical Center in South- field, Michigan.


Matt Pate, senior vice president of Physician Strategy Group, United Surgical Partners International in Addison, Texas.


Arnaldo Valedon, MD, head of ASC Division at First Colonies Anesthesia Associates in Reisterstown, Maryland.


To learn more about how to become an ASCAPAC member, write Danielle Kaster at dkaster@ascassociation.org.


Danielle Kaster is ASCA’s grassroots and political affairs manager. Write her at dkaster@ascassociation.org.


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