The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association named several board members and a treasurer, according to a May 14 release.
Here's what you should know:
1. Three board members were elected:
- Julie Brinegar, executive director of Surgery Center Cedar Rapids (Iowa).
- Tyler Marks, MD, orthopedic surgeon at SOG Surgery Center in Tupelo, Miss.
- Becky Ziegler-Otis, administrator of Ambulatory Surgical Center of Stevens Point (Wis.).
2. The board members began their three-year terms May 11.
3. Board member Amanda Hawkins, administrator of The Surgery Center of Charleston (S.C.), was elected treasurer for a two-year term.
4. Board members also will serve on the ASCA Foundation Board.
5. ASCA policy requires at least one-third of its board members to be physicians.