Administrator to Know: David Moody of Knightsbridge Surgery Center

David Moody, RN, BA (Knightsbridge Surgery Center, Columbus, Ohio). Mr. Moody is the administrator at Knightsbridge Surgery Center in Columbus, Ohio. The center opened in 2001 and is multi-specialty with four operating rooms and performs around 275 procedures monthly. Mr. Moody has been with the center for five years. Prior to coming to Knightsbridge, Mr. Moody, who also has a background in nursing, operated a number of refractive centers that performed LASIK eye surgery. He was also an administrator at a hospital in Columbus.

Recently, Mr. Moody assisted the center in a merger with Ohio Health System, which purchased 49 percent of the center. "We're beginning our second year with Ohio Health, and it's been a great merger," he says.

Mr. Moody enjoys the latitude his job allows him and likes that he has the ability to "wear multiple hats." "I'm not just an administrator," he says. "I can be a scrub nurse or an OR nurse. I love interacting with the physicians."

He also notes that he enjoys working with everyone at his center, from the management company, Regent Surgical Health, to the physicians, to the clinic staff. "I have a great group of physicians who I consider friends and professional partners," he says. "I can go on vacation and trust that my incredible staff runs everything the way it should be run."

Mr. Moody sees continued growth and profitability for his center through enriching its relationship with the hospital and adding new surgeons to the center. Most of all, he finds his work at Knightsbridge "fulfilling." "I love to come to work in the morning," he says.

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