Blaze New Surgical Trails; We’ll Show You How!
There’s a little less than eight weeks left until the fourth annual today’s surgicenter conference, and if you haven’t already made plans to join us in Las Vegas, I encourage you to consider doing so. As you know, the ambulatory surgery industry is evolving as it reacts to consumer-driven healthcare trends, including an increased demand for certain surgical specialties, and responds to the demands of specific patient populations.
We know that medical entrepreneurs are investigating new opportunities in providing ancillary services in their ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), as well as contemplating bold moves such as transitioning an ASC into a surgical hospital, developing a healthcare campus, or establishing a wellness center in conjunction with an ASC. That’s why we’ve created a new education program for 2007 which includes Vision Day — a chance to peer into the future of ambulatory surgery and ponder all of the fascinating options surgeons have to blaze new surgical trails and establish unique facilities that provide the kind of medical/surgical services healthcare consumers want. Vision Day is designed to help you think about where you want to take your facility and how you can get it there.
Also featured at the fourth annual conference is the ASC Start-Up 101 Workshop, an interactive session that will impart the fundamentals for building new ambulatory surgery facilities and will serve as the launch pad for the conference. This workshop is a “don’t miss” session for participants who are starting their first project or building a new facility in the age of ever-challenging CON scenarios.
Also new for this year are the “Operations Track” and “Growth Track” that are designed to help attendees reach two distinct destinations. The Operations Track features sessions that will share the knowledge and know-how necessary to efficiently manage and operate your ASC. The content presented in the Growth Track is designed to help participants increase the value and surgical volume of existing ASCs.
We’ve provided plenty of networking time, including expert round tables and exhibit hours during which industry suppliers and manufacturers will be available to discuss their latest products and services.
The fourth annual today’s surgicenter conference gives you access to the sharpest ASC minds for two-and-a-half days of instructive, thought-provoking planning sessions to make your ASC facility a success. We’re proud of the faculty we’ve assembled; they are industry experts who work in the trenches and know the industry from the inside out. We realize this industry is being served by more than just a handful of conferences, but we aim for an event that is tailored to the many varying personalities and needs of each and every ASC. This is why this year we offer you, our attendees, a personalized happy hour event titled “An Evening with the Experts” where attendees can speak one-on-one with experts on the topic-specific facets that relate to their center individually.
Come to our event for a more personal experience! This year’s event will be held Sept. 27-29 at The Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and I’m betting you wouldn’t want to gamble on missing out on the fun. It’s not too late to register; call (800) 454-5760 or visit www.surgicenterconference.com for more information, and I’ll see you there!
Until next month, 
Kelly M. Pyrek
Group Editor, Medical Division
kpyrek@vpico.com