Peggy Alteri, RN BSN, MPS, CASC. Peggy Alteri is the administrator and CEO of Holdings, the owner/operator of two freestanding surgery centers in Syracuse, N.Y. She is also president of her own consulting firm, MMAE, which specializes in ambulatory surgery development and accreditation. As president of the New York State Association for the past 13 years, Ms. Alteri has worked with the Department of Health in the development of regulatory requirements and standards for ASCs throughout the state. She is also a surveyor for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Ms. Alteri's previous experience includes the position of vice president for clinical services, overseeing all of the clinical services at a 225 bed acute-care facility.
Bonnie Benkula, BSHA, IAC. Bonnie Benkula is administrator/CEO of River Oaks Surgical Center, an RMC MedStone Capital alliance, in Houston. Ms. Benkula has more than 15 years’ experience in hospital and ambulatory surgery management. Her track record of success in both single and multi-site business operations gives her a strong foundation and insight to continually move her organization forward. Before joining MedStone Capital, she led a team supporting the financial management of 42 not-for-profit outpatient clinics and eight inpatient medical divisions that reduced processing days by 53 percent and maintained a data accuracy of 99 percent, setting new standards for the department and earning her and her team outstanding achievement.
Regina Boore, RN, BSN, MS. Regina Boore is the principal/CEO of Progressive Surgical Solutions. Ms. Boore has more than 25 years of clinical, administrative, teaching, and consulting experience in ambulatory surgery. The breadth and depth of her “hands-on, real world” experience in both single-specialty and multi-specialty ASCs has equipped her with meaningful insights and practical approaches to the operational and organizational issues and challenges in the ASC environment. Her goal is to equip her clients with functional tools and strategies to increase efficiency, improve outcomes, and enhance the quality of life in the work environment.
Kathy J. Bryant, JD. Kathy Bryant is the president of the ASC Association and leads the activities of the nation’s largest ASC membership association. Ms. Bryant also serves as president of the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation. Ms. Bryant oversaw the development and implementation of the first ASC-specific credential — CASC (Certified Administrator Surgery Center). Between 1998 and 2007, before accepting her current position with the ASC Association, Ms. Bryant led FASA, one of the two organizations that came together to form the ASC Association in 2008. Previously she headed the government relations program of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Before her 13-year stint with ACOG, Ms. Bryant worked for the American Medical Association and the Iowa State Senate.
Marilyn K. Christian, RN, BSN, CNOR, CASC. Marilyn Christian is president/COO of Advantage Surgical Partners. Ms. Christian previously served six years as vice president of clinical operations and regulatory compliance for a leading ASC company. This followed four years as administrator and director of nursing for a multi-specialty ASC. Ms. Christian’s responsibilities in these positions, as well as others she has held in diagnostic imaging centers and surgical hospitals, have included all phases of startup, development, perioperative services, business office procedures, budgeting, contracting, quality assurance, benchmarking, plant operations, regulatory compliance, national accreditation, personnel management and vendor relationships. She is known across the country for the value she has contributed to the ASC industry for 20-plus years.
Rebecca S. Dean, MA, FACMPE. Rebecca Dean currently serves as executive director of Sportsmedicine Fairbanks (Alaska) and as a healthcare executive consultant and owner of Management Solutions. Ms. Dean has 20-plus years’ experience in senior healthcare management. Before her current management positions, she served as CEO for Alaskaís largest multi specialty clinic. Ms. Dean holds the distinction of being the first Alaskan to attain Fellow status from the American College of Medical Practice Executives in 1994. She currently serves as chair-elect for the American College of Medical Practice Executives and will move to chair of the ACMPE in October 2008. She is past president of the MGMA Ambulatory Surgery Management Society, past chair of the western section of MGMA and past president of Alaska MGMA. Ms. Dean currently serves on boards for national business industries and often works as a consultant for a national ASC development firm.
Joyce Deno. Joyce Deno is the COO, eastern region, for Regent Surgical Health. Ms. Deno has been working in the healthcare industry for 32 years. Before joining Regent, she provided private consulting for a turnaround ASC and for a center seeking accreditation. She developed, opened and served as the executive director of Loveland Surgery Center in Colorado. She worked for HealthSouth Corporation as a regional director of quality improvement and as an administrator. She was also director of surgical services for a hospital.
Barbara P. Draves, CASC. Barbara Draves is the administrator for The Surgery Center in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, and The Surgery Center Pearl in Cleveland. She has opened and run surgery centers for over 20 years and was a valued administrator and regional director for Medical Care International in the 1980s and 1990s. She was operations coordinator for three surgery centers from 1990-2002. Ms. Draves has held several senior positions including president/chairwoman of the Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers and is a board member for the ASC Associations’ Board of Ambulatory Surgery Certification. She is an asset to the ASC industry.
Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC. Stephanie Ellis is the president of Ellis Medical Consulting founded in 1992. EMC is a healthcare consulting firm providing chart audits for coding and documentation issues, business office operational assessments, research of coverage issues, litigation support, reimbursement research, ASC and physician coding/ billing training and the development and implementation of billing compliance programs for healthcare providers. Ms. Ellis has worked with most specialties, assisting ASCs, physician practices,acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals, IDTFs and outpatient clinics around the country in her consulting work. In one of her previous positions, she was a fraud investigator for the Medicaid program in Tennessee, which is helpful in her compliance work.
Judith English. Judith English is vice president of business operations and partner in Surgery Consultants of America and Serbin Surgery Center Billing. She has more than 35 years experience in the healthcare industry and has assisted in the development and management of multiple ASCs. She is the co-author of several articles and columns in industry publications and has been a featured speaker at many national ASC association meetings and seminars. Ms. English is experienced in ASC and medical practice coding, healthcare billing and collections, compliance, HIPAA, credentialing and healthcare billing, and is the collaborative author of ASC policy and procedure manuals.
Gayle Evans, RN, BSN, MBA, CNOR, CASC. Gayle Evans is president of Continuum Healthcare Consultants, a firm that specializes in the planning, development and operations of ambulatory surgery centers. With more than 25 years of multi-speciality surgery experience, Ms. Evans is a seasoned professional with management and operations experience at several leading medical facilities including a 12- room surgery department, mobile lithotripsy services and the first U.S. research unit for biliary lithotripsy. Her background includes management of surgery department operations at Kennestone Hospital and clinical coordinator for the Stone Treatment Center at Crawford Long Hospital of Emory University where she developed and managed the research program for biliary lithotripsy including inpatient and outpatient protocols. She also served as a clinical specialist for the Stone Center at HCA Coliseum Medical Centers where she developed policies and procedures for the first HCA mobile lithotripter.
Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR, CASC. Ann Geier is the vice president of operations for Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America (ASCOA). She has worked in ASCs since the mid-80’s. In her various roles, she has worked with controlling costs while maintaining the quality of care provided to patients. Ms. Geier is currently involved on a national level with the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation, AORN and the ASC Quality Collaboration Expert Group in setting standards for quality of care strategies. She teaches in the AORN Ambulatory Surgery Manager’s Certificate Program twice a year and teaches the annual financial management for Ambulatory Surgery Managers course. Ms. Geier is also on the AORN PNDS Data User Base task force, is a surveyor for AAAHC and speaks at national and regional meetings several times a year.
Mary Ann Gellenbeck, RN, CASC, CNOR. Mary Ann Gellenbeck is the COO of Prexus Health, responsible for operations and quality of care. She holds degrees in surgical technology, nursing and healthcare administration She has over 28 years’ experience in the surgical arena. Ms. Gellenbeck is a member of several associations including the ASC Association and AORN, is an advisory board member for Cincinnati State College and her current certifications include BCLS, ACLS and PALS.
Barbara Ann Harmer, RN, BSN, MHA. Barbara Ann Harmer is the senior consultant for Healthcare Consultants International, the for-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare. She is responsible for providing national and international consulting services for organizations seeking or maintaining compliance with national accreditation standards and other services such as office-based surgery development, assistance with policy and procedure formation, licensure and Medicare certification preparation. Ms. Harmer has worked in healthcare for more than 32 years and has been involved in ASC development since the late 1970s. Before joining Healthcare Consultants International, she was a director of surgical services for Florida Hospital in Orlando and East Pasco Medical Center in Zephyrhills, Fla.; and executive director of Surgical Services for Kennedy Health System in Cherry Hill, N.J. She has worked as administrative director, administrator and nursing director at surgery centers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Virginia, Texas and Massachusetts. She is the provider chair for the Association of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses and is a consultant for the business resources group of Alcon Laboratories.
Sue Hayes. Sue Hayes is the CEO for Colorado Orthopaedic & Surgical Hospital, a new hospital in Denver. During this inaugural year, Ms. Hayes has been busy wearing multiple hats as project manager and hiring manager, and handling community relations and physician relations. She has led her team, her board and her facility from a shell to becoming a fully operational hospital in 10 months. Colorado Orthopaedic & Surgical Hospital is the latest project in a career spanning 20-plus years beginning as a program/case manager for the Triumph Over Pain Program at the Rehabilitation Hospital in Colorado Springs. In 1994, Ms. Hayes co-founded Pike Peak Pain Professionals, where she served as president and CEO, guiding it through the initial stages to becoming a viable program. From there Ms. Hayes served as the administrator for Dry Creek Surgery Center and then onto Rocky Mountain Surgery Center where, as CEO, she managed the construction, development and operations.
Donna Jarmusz. Donna Jarmusz serves as senior vice president for business development and strategic initiatives of Alter+Care, the healthcare development arm of The Alter Group. Her responsibilities include delivering comprehensive outpatient facilities to fulfill the strategic goals of healthcare providers and physicians. As a senior healthcare administrator, Ms. Jarmusz developed numerous healthcare projects such as ASCs; hospital-physician organizations; centers of excellence in cardiology, oncology and orthopedics; and more than a dozen wellness centers. She was previously the founder and president of The IBIS Group, a national facility development company specializing in turnkey medically based health and fitness centers and served as vice president of business development for Edward Health Services.
Milla P. Jones. Milla Jones serves as vice president of communications and government relations for United Surgical Partners International. Ms. Jones has 35 years of healthcare experience, most recently with Baylor Health Care System in Dallas. Her responsibilities include coordinating and managing state and federal advocacy efforts for USPI and its partners and the development of a communication plan that will tell the “USPI story” to the community and USPI employees. Over the last two years — in addition to her responsibilities at USPI — Ms. Jones developed and executed the successful inaugural ASC Charity Day; with the help of 20-plus conference attendees during the 2007 FASA annual meeting in New Orleans, sunflowers were planted outside a school in the 9th Ward. The 2008 ASC Association conference, held in her home state of Texas, gave her the opportunity to involve the industry in the military efforts at Fort Sam Houston. Forty conference attendees volunteered at the Fisher House, where the yard and flower beds were groomed and a Texas BBQ was served to wounded military men and women and their families.
Sandra J. Jones, CASC, LHRM, CHCQM, FHFMA. Sandra Jones is principal and director of management services for Woodrum/ Ambulatory Systems Development and owner and president of Ambulatory Strategies. Ms. Jones has 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry and has overseen or contributed to the successful establishment and development of over 75 ASC nationwide. Ms. Jones has also served as president and COO of ASC consulting firms, administrator of freestanding ASCs, regional risk manager and managed care director for a surgery center corporation and president and vice president of acute care hospitals. She serves on the board of the ASC Association, is an accreditation surveyor with the AAAHC and legislative liaison and past president of the surgery center group of the Medical Group Management Association.
I. Naya Kehayes, MPH. I. Naya Kehayes is the founder and CEO of Eveia Health Consulting & Management (formerly Millennium Health Consulting). She is a nationally recognized expert in the area of reimbursement and managed care and insurance contract negotiations for ASCs and surgical practices. Ms. Kehayes is equally proficient in ASC operations and financial management and serves as a financial advisor to several national ASC corporations. She is intelligent, has a wealth of experience and has (and continues to) made her mark in the healthcare sector by helping her clients dramatically improve their managed care contracts and reimbursements.
Beverly Kirchner, RN, BSN, CNOR, CASC. Beverly Kirchner serves on the AORN board of directors, has authored many AORN manuals and leads research in collaboration with the organization on violence in the nursing workplace. She serves on a Joint Commission task force charged with rewriting ASC standards and has been named to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration, which is comprised of individuals, healthcare organizations and companies that have joined with CMS and the National Quality Forum to develop improved quality indicators for ASCs. As the owner and CEO of Genesee Associates, Ms. Kirchner has been involved in design, development and management of ASCs since 1985. She also serves on GPO MedAssets’ advisory board for ambulatory care and on the board of directors of celebrity medical.
Susan Kizirian, RN. Susan Kizirian is the chief operating officer for ASCOA. Ms. Kizirian has more than 17 years’ experience in all aspects of ASC operations, serving as executive director and as a consultant for ASC management and development. Most recently, she worked with the University of Virginia Health System ASC program. Ms. Kizirian has 15 years of practice management experience and eight years of expertise with clinical site research. She currently serves as lifetime past president emeritus on the board of directors of the Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, and is past treasurer of the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers and past president of the Ambulatory Surgery Management Society of the Medical Group Management Association.
Catherine W. Kowalski. Catherine Kowalski is the executive vice president and COO for Meridian Surgical Partners. Ms. Kowalski has more than 20 years’ experience in the healthcare industry. Ms. Kowalski is the former executive vice president of operations and co-founder of Surgical Alliance Corporation, a specialty surgical hospital company founded in 2001. Before Surgical Alliance, Ms. Kowalski served as a co-founder and vice president, operations and hospital/ancillary services of OrthoExcel, a hospital management company focused on contractual management of orthopedic hospital business lines. Ms. Kowalski has also served as vice president, operations of MedCenter Management Services, a healthcare management organization specializing in the development and management of Orthopedic Centers of Excellence.
Joan Lapham. Joan Lapham is the CEO of Sierra Surgery Hospital, a joint-venture between a physician investor group and a not-for-profit community hospital that was built and opened in 2005.Responsible for comprehensive oversight of the hospital construction from functional design through completion of construction; transition of the organization and staff from a surgery center to a fully operational hospital; licensure, certification, and accreditation; negotiation of the joint venture operating agreement and other required legal documents; arranging financing for the project; and, hiring and development of a competent senior management team. This $21.5 million project was delivered on-time and on-budget.
Julie Lineberger, FACMPE. Julie Lineberger is the administrator of Idaho Urologic Institute and the Surgery Center of Idaho. Ms. Lineberger has focused on medical group practice administration, surgery center administration, consulting and construction project management. She has been responsible for the initial Medicare certification and AAAHC accreditation for an orthopedic surgery center, pain management center and urologic surgery center. She is a certified healthcare executive and a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. Ms. Lineberger has been a member of the Medical Group Management Association since 1996 and has served on the honors selection committee, the leadership development committee and survey operations committee. She is the ACPME college forum representative for the ASC Assembly and is a past-president for the Idaho Medical Group Management Association.
Deann Manchester. Deann Manchester is vice president of development for United Surgical Partners International. Before this role, she served in various other roles at USPI, including director of financial modeling and analysis, where she performed valuations and due diligence for many of USPI’s acquisitions and hospital joint-venture de novo projects. She is also the financial operations principal and a licensed registered representative of USP Securities, the broker dealer entity for USPI. Before joining USPI, Ms. Manchester was employed by Columbia/HCA, where she served in various capacities.
Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR. Dawn McLane serves as chief development officer for Nikitis Resource Group. Ms. McLane was formerly a vice president for National Surgical Care. She has developed and managed more than 10 surgery centers with Aspen Healthcare, NSC and independently. Ms. McLane has worked in the hospital setting as director of surgical services and as a staff nurse in surgery, ER and OB. She is also a AAAHC surveyor for ASC accreditation and Medicare certification, and is also a book author and frequent speaker.
Melody Mena, RN, CNOR. Melody Mena is director of surgical services for Southern Regional Health System and Surgery Center at Mt. Zion, both located in south metro Atlanta. Ms. Mena began her career as an x-ray technician, graduated in 1995 as a nurse and went straight to the OR. She then ran medical consulting firms for several years. In 2006, Ms. Mena became director of surgical services for the Surgery Center at Mt. Zion, a joint physician/Southern Regional Health System venture. She turned around the struggling ASC and transformed it into a successful profit center, relying heavily on making the center technologically advanced. Her success there (15 percent growth in one year, 98 percent patient satisfaction and a 0 percent infection rate) led to additional responsibilities as she became director of surgical services for the entire Southern Regional Health System in 2008.
Evelyn S. Miller, CPA. Evie Miller serves as the vice president of development at United Surgical Partners International. She is responsible for the company’s strategic direction of USPI’s mergers and acquisitions efforts. She is also responsible for the financial analysis section of the development department, thus overseeing financial projections on all de novo projects. A certified public accountant, Ms. Miller began her career in healthcare as the System Controller at All Saints Health System in Fort Worth, Texas (now a part of the Baylor Healthcare System). Before joining USPI, she was executive vice president of Medway Health Systems, overseeing the financial operations of its medical clinics. Ms. Miller received her BA in accounting and management at York College of Pennsylvania.
Amy Mowles. Amy Mowles is the owner of Mowles Medical Management. Ms. Mowles is the nation’s premier expert with respect to pain management services provided in practices and provided in surgery centers. She is thoughtful and also has strong opinions for what works and what does not work. She is very smart and a talented advisor to pain management physicians. Although she has successfully carved out a niche in the pain management business she also has an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge in general ambulatory surgical services. Her direct, honest and humorous way of answering both general and specific questions has allowed us to efficiently explore a number of new opportunities.
Lori Ramirez. Lori Ramirez is founder and CEO of Elite Surgical Affiliates, which develops, manages and co-owns ambulatory surgical facilities with surgeons. With more than 12 years experience in surgical development, operations and management, Ms. Ramirez has successfully partnered with more than 350 surgeons, has played a critical role in recruiting more than 100 new surgeons and has been successful in restructuring and turning around failing partnerships. She has extensive experience in creating joint ventures with health systems such as Memorial Hermann in Houston and CHRISTUS Health System in South Texas. Prior to founding Elite, Ms. Ramirez was a senior vice president of United Surgical Partners International, where she was directly responsible for developing the second-largest network of surgical facilities for USPI in Houston. She oversaw 20- plus surgical facilities, including two surgical hospitals, one of which included an imaging center and three breast imaging centers.
Marcy T. Rogers, M.Ed. Mary Rogers is president and CEO of SpineMark, Management Technology Resources and American Pain Management. For more than 30 years she has worked with leading healthcare professionals, facilities and medical device manufacturers to advance her goals of improving patient outcomes and satisfaction, as well as developing premier Centers of Excellence in multiple specialties. Ms. Rogers began building Centers of Excellence 19 years ago in the field of craniofacial surgery. Her focus on awareness and patient advocacy lead her to spearhead legislation to create a National Craniofacial Awareness Week. Thanks to her efforts, U.S. Congress passed the bill in 1990.
Karen Sablyak, CPA. Karen Sablyak is the CFO and executive vice president of management services at Physicians Endoscopy. With 10 years’ experience in healthcare finance and operations, Ms. Sablyak’s leadership skills and financial acumen have resulted in tremendous results in reporting and management at Physicians Endoscopy. She has particular expertise in billing processes, the development of policies and procedures, and the analysis and interpretation of healthcare financial data.
Molly Sandvig, JD.Molly Sandvig is the executive director of Physician Hospitals of America. She has done an outstanding job for physician-owned hospitals and her leadership on behalf of them has been instrumental in the ongoing debate about the rights for physicians to develop and hold ownership stakes in physician-owned hospitals. Ms. Sandvig also serves as the president of the South Dakota Association of Specialty Care Providers, representing physician-owned hospitals and ASCs in South Dakota. She is currently serving a second term as a governor appointee to the South Dakota Healthcare Commission. Ms. Sandvig is also a co-chair of the governor-appointed subcommittee on Universal Healthcare Access in South Dakota.
Caryl Serbin, RN, BSN, LHRM. Caryl Serbin is the President and founder of Surgery Consultants of America and Serbin Surgery Center Billing. She has developed a tremendous team and provides credible and hard working leadership for her company. She provides consulting services for a variety of ASCs including orthopedic, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, pain management, urology, and multi-specialty. She is one of the best executives in the ASC industry and a leading woman executive in the business. Recently, one client commented on Ms. Serbin’s efforts as follows, “Her team has been very hard working and has dramatically helped us turn around our center.”
Debra Stinchcomb, RN, BSN, CASC. Debra Stinchcomb is the director of operations preparation and transition management for Health Inventures. She has 25 years of healthcare experience including development, clinical, administrative, operations and sales. The last 14 years have been focused exclusively in the ASC industry with a particular emphasis on multispecialty centers. In that time, she has held positions as an ASC administrator, assistant regional vice president and regional vice president. Her responsibilities have included budget development and management, revenue and expense management, contract negotiation, licensing/certification/accreditation compliance, marketing, and risk management, quality improvement and benchmarking. Ms. Stinchcomb is a current board member of the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation, past chair of the Foundation of Ambulatory Surgery in America and past board member of FASA. She was an AAAHC surveyor from 2001 through 2007 and is currently a member of the ambulatory Joint Commission Professional and Technical Advisory Committee.
Donna St. Louis. Donna St. Louis currently serves as a vice president for diagnostics and outpatient services for BayCare Health System. Before joining BayCare, Ms. St. Louis was a group president for Symbion, with responsibility for over 45 surgery centers. She presently serves on the board of the ASC Association.
Alsie Sydness-Fitzgerald, RN, CASC. Alsie Sydness-Fitzgerald is chair of the ASC Association and served on the team that negotiated the merger of the two national ASC associations (FASA and AAASC). She has worked hand-in-hand for more than 30 years with ASC professionals throughout the country, including some of most highly regarded ASC leaders and advocates from the industryís earliest days. Previous experience includes serving in a large number of volunteer ASC leadership and advocacy roles, including serving on Certified Administrator Surgery Center Exam Committee and chairing the FASA Annual Meeting Program Committee. Ms. Sydness-Fitzgerald retired from full-time employment as the director of clinical operations for HCA Ambulatory Surgery Division in 2005 and presently she owns and operates her own healthcare consulting company, Alsie Fitzgerald Consulting.
Stephanie S. Tarry. Stephanie Tarry is senior vice president, physician partnerships, for Nueterra Healthcare. Ms. Tarry lead’s the Nueterra’s physician business development team. Since joining Nueterra in 2000, she has successfully recruited physician partners and syndicated 22 ASCs and real estate private placement offerings, of which six have been joint ventures with hospitals. Ms. Tarry is a licensed securities representative knowledgeable in Reg “D” offerings. Her extensive background in finance and accounting allows her to thoroughly understand and explain the financial structure of the partnerships. She began her career with 12 years of banking experience. Before joining Nueterra, she served as the director of treasury for a major Midwestern integrated health system and, before that, as the treasurer for the largest school district in Missouri.
Dianne B. Wallace, RN, BSM, MBA. Dianne Wallace is executive director of Menomonee Falls (Wis.) Ambulatory Surgery Center. Her career as a healthcare executive has included leadership roles in hospitals, home health agencies, medical groups and ambulatory surgery. During the past ten years she has served as executive director of a large, freestanding multi-specialty surgery center. During her tenure she has helped grow the facility to a volume of more than 13,000 cases annually. She has presented nationally on issues ranging from leadership to managing a profitable surgery center. Ms. Wallace, a registered nurse, also holds an undergraduate degree in management and a graduate degree in business administration. She is current president of the ASC Assembly of MGMA, past-president of the Surgery Center Association of Wisconsin and has served on several boards.
Lisa Weston, CPC-H, LHRM. Lisa Weston is the director of the ASC coding division for The Coding Network. She employs 20 certified and ASC-experienced coders who code and audit for over 100 ASCs across the country. Ms. Weston personally selects, trains, tests the proficiency of, and provides quality assurance reviews to these coders. Ms. Weston and her coders serve as the "insourced" coding staff for a number of regional and national ASC management firms, providing them with a corporate-wide level of uniformity and accuracy, ongoing coding, continuous quality improvement and compliance audit reviews of the accuracy of coding performed by others.
Peggy Zampetti, RN. Peggy Zampetti is senior vice president of facility development for Titan Health. Ms. Zampetti joined Titan in 1999 from HealthSouth where she served as administrator and regional coordinator for Joint Commission accreditation. Previous positions include administrator and director of nursing for ASC Network. With more than 20 years’ experience in ambulatory surgery development and operations, Ms. Zampetti has extensive experience in ASC design and construction to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. She has personally developed 30 centers nationwide from design and construction to first case and has intimate knowledge of ASC licensure, accreditation and Medicare certification.