ASCA Member Appreciation Week

This week is all about you, our members. We are thankful for your membership, so we’re celebrating you for the entire week!

Thank You for Being a Member

We hope you enjoyed Member Appreciation Week! ASCA could not continue to do the work we do without your support, and this week of recognition is a small token of our appreciation. Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's games and activities!

National ASC Month

August is National ASC Month.

Every August, National ASC Month recognizes ASCs across the country for the high-quality, cost-effective surgical care they provide for millions of Americans each year. Help celebrate National ASC Month this August by promoting awareness of the surgery center community and educating key policy and decision makers who represent your community about the many benefits ASCs provide.

Download and share ASCA’s National ASC Month banners on social media using the hashtag #NationalASCMonth.
Download the What is an ASC? infographic and your state-specific fact sheet to expand recognition of the surgery centers in your community and how much money they save the Medicare program and patients.
Voice your support for the Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2023 by using ASCA’s template letter to reach out to your lawmakers and ask them to sign on to the bill as a cosponsor.
Sign up to host a facility tour for your members of Congress.
Follow @ASCAPAC on Instagram to stay up-to-date on ASCA’s efforts on Capitol Hill and across the country.
Learn more about the 53-year history of ASCs.

The enduring support and advocacy of members like you are key to ensuring that the 6,200 ASCs nationwide can continue to provide top-quality care to millions of patients each year.

Join the Conversation on Social Media

The Member Appreciation Week contest may be over, but you can still continue the conversation online.

Be sure to follow us on all our social media channels:

Congratulations to This Year’s Winner:

Patricia McKenna
Cataract and Laser Center - West

Test Your Knowledge of ASCA and ASCs

Test your knowledge of ASCA and ASCs for a chance to win a prize! Five lucky winners will be awarded a $15 Starbucks gift card.

Congratulations to This Year’s Winners:

	Jeannine Cramer Upstate Orthopedics ASC				Andrea Daniels Renaissance Surgery Center
	Caroline Hash Renaissance Surgery Center				Michelle Johnson Summit Orthopedics
	Ellen Winter LIASC

Tips to Stay Cool This Summer

Summer 2023 Member Playlist

Turn on this chill playlist curated by ASCA staff to help keep you cool in the summer heat.

HAVE A LISTEN:

Tune in to this feel-good playlist curated for ASCA staff to help keep you cool this summer.

Don’t have Spotify? Want to listen on your phone? Open your camera and scan this QR code. It’ll take you there.

Great Summer Reads

Here are five summer book recommendations from ASCA Board President, Amanda Hawkins

Congratulations to This Year’s Prize Wheel Winners!

Grand Prize Winners

Complimentary Registration to the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo:

	Ashley Johnson Surgery Center of Decatur				Michele Peterson Pacific Surgical Center
	Geoff Smith Specialists One Day Surgery Center				Nikki Zwick The Surgery Center

$500 VISA Gift Card:

Eric Schneider
Muskegon Surgery Center

$200 VISA Gift Card:

Katie Pierson
Spicewood Surgery Center

Complimentary Lunch on ASCA:

Angie Ness
Lakeview Surgery Center

$100 Spafinder Gift Card:

Kristin Ellefritz Quincy Medical Group		Brandi Irmiter Ankeny Medical Park Surgery Center
Brianna McLemore The Plastic Surgical Center of Mississippi		Laura Murphy Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center
Jamie Ridout Triangle Surgery Center		Jessica Rodriguez OAM Surgery Center at Midtowne
Natalie S OAM		Amy Sisson InterMed Ambulatory Surgery Center
Lori Callahan OrthoIllinois / OrthoMidwest

$50 Visa Gift Card:

Rachel Adams Center for Digestive Health		Jose Bonilla Manhattan Endoscopy Center
Rebecca Brock Harbin Clinic Endoscopy Center		Richard Forsythe Tennessee Valley Eye Surgery Center
Alex Hickman The Surgery Center at Edgewater		Erin Leman The Center for Outpatient Medicine
Jamie Ridout Triangle Surgery Center		Mariana Sekosan The Surgery Center at Orthopedic Associates
Teresa Vrban Crow Valley Surgery Center

$25 Amazon Gift Card:

Mary Ackerman St Cloud Center for Ophthalmic Surgery		Madelyne Alexander Orthopaedic Surgery Center of San Antonio
Jose Bonilla Manhattan Endoscopy Center		Kim Booth The Centre
Bevan Chapman Atlanta General & Bariatric Surgery Center		Kate Foreman Lakeview Surgery Center
Amanda Gilbert MBJ&SC		Pamela Linden Shields Health
Colleen Ramirez Bone & Joint Surgery Center of Novi		Lauren Skidmore Executive Park Surgery Center

$15 Starbucks Gift Card:

Carrie Eppens Southwest Lincoln Surgery Center		Matt Ewasko Physicians Alliance
Richard Forsythe Tennessee Valley Eye Surgery Center		Shelley Longgood Providence Surgery Center
Angela Ness Lakeview Surgery Center		Mary Phillips Weymouth Endoscopy
Kelly Potthoff Ankeny Medical Park Surgery Center		Natalie Smith OAM Surgery Center
Andrea Stahl Center for Spine		Tom Weibel Brighton Surgery Center