Important Dates in August

August 1, 2025

Make sure to mark your calendar for:

Friday, August 1–Sunday, August 31

• ASCA celebrates National ASC Month! Check out ASCA’s 2025 National ASC Month Toolkit to find out how you can get involved

Friday, August 1

• Application period opens for the October Certified Ambulatory Infection Preventionist^® (CAIP) exam

Friday, August 15

• Deadline to register for National Advocacy Day, taking place September 15–17 in Washington, DC
• Second-quarter (Q2) reports from ASCA’s 2025 Clinical & Operational Benchmarking Survey are available to subscribers
• Data submission deadline for ASC-20: COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel (covering 2025 Q1 data)

Tuesday, August 19

• ASCA webinar “Build a Wholistic Infection Prevention Program” at 1:00 pm ET (included in 2025 ASCA membership)

Monday, August 25–Friday, August 29

• Celebrate ASCA’s annual Member Appreciation Week! This is an exclusive, members-only celebration to express how grateful ASCA is for its members

Sunday, August 31

• Application period closes for the October CAIP^® exam

Month of August

• Purchase reports from ASCA’s 2025 Salary & Benefits Survey—a vital tool that assists ASCs in attracting and retaining the best employees. Facilities that completed at least 40 percent of the survey can access their reports for free

Coming Soon

• Stay tuned—registration opens this month for the Financial Strategies for ASCs virtual course, available in September