ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT


Are You In? ASCAPAC campaign achieves record-breaking success BY HEATHER ASHBY


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n the first months of 2015, ASCAPAC asked ASCA members


“Are You In?” for the critical advo- cacy work necessary to protect and promote the future of the ASC com- munity. The answer, from a record number of ASCA members, was a resounding “yes.” Hundreds of indi- viduals and facilities from 35 states contributed more than $90,000 to ASCAPAC throughout this campaign. This is a historic achievement for all of us, please join ASCA in thanking these leaders.


As a conclusion to the “Are You In?” campaign, ASCA Chief Execu- tive Officer Bill Prentice recognized the highest achieving states during an


Top performers in ASCAPAC’s ‘Are You In?’ campaign: Brett Ashby, president of the Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (CASCA), Rebecca Craig, vice president of ASCA’s Board of Directors and CASCA Board member, David Ornelas, ASCAPAC Board member, Ken Rosenquest, president of the Connecticut ASC Patient Safety Organization and Lisa Winkler, ASCAPAC Board member


award presentation at ASCA 2015, May 13–15, in Orlando. Connecticut received the Capitol


Award for Advocacy for enlisting the most individual and facility contrib- utors to ASCAPAC; 14 percent of all contributions to the campaign came


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from ASCA members in Connecti- cut. Ken Rosenquest, president of the Connecticut ASC Patient Safety Organization, and Lisa Winkler, ASCAPAC Board member, received the award.


Colorado received the Capitol Award for Leadership for the most money con- tributed. Individuals and facilities from Colorado contributed 13 percent of all donations received. Brett Ashby, presi- dent of the Colorado Ambulatory Sur- gery Center Association (CASCA), David Ornelas, ASCAPAC Board mem- ber and Rebecca Craig, vice president of ASCA’s Board of Directors and CASCA Board member, accepted the award.


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Visit ASCA’s web site every week to stay up to date on the latest government affairs news affecting the ASC industry. Every week, ASCA’s Government Affairs Update newsletter is posted online for ASCA members to read. The weekly newsletter tracks and analyzes the latest legislative and regulatory developments concerning ASCs.


www.ascassociation.org/ GovtAffairsUpdate


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