Leadership 
Earlier this year, Lindsay Mallon, BSN, RN, MBA, director of perioperative services at HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge in Lone Tree, Colo., received a DAISY Nurse Leader Award due to her “exceptional leadership, unwavering support of her team, and the outstanding culture she has cultivated within Perioperative Services.” Her award was…
Periop Leader Network recently spoke with Bill Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA), to discuss a wide variety of topics of interest to ASC leaders, as well as ASCA’s current efforts to move the industry forward. Periop Leader Network: Looking at the ASC landscape right now, what’s…
Welcome to the first edition of Periop Leader Network’s ASC Leader Profile! Today we interview Cindy Hess, MSN, FNP-C, CNAMB, director of nursing and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) at Northeast Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center. Would you like to be the subject of your own ASC Leader Profile? Reach out…
We had some great poster submissions for Periop Leader Week 2026. Topping off the lineup was a contribution from Sara Beland, MHA, the first-prize winner of our Poster Awards. Ms. Beland, associate vice president of perioperative services at UNC Medical Center, presented her poster Utilizing Microsoft Teams for Perioperative Incident…
For more than three decades, Randy Heiser, MA, BA, president of Sullivan Healthcare Consulting, has focused exclusively on advising hospitals and health systems that are looking to improve surgical performance, maximize resource use, and deliver better patient care. As the Closing Keynote speaker at Periop Leader Week 2026, he focused…
How can strong partnerships between educators and nurses strengthen professional development? Plenty, says Consulting Nurse Educator Carmen Sincerbeaux, MA, BSN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC. During their session at Periop Leader Week 2026, “Don’t go it alone: How and why you should partner with your NPD/Educator to solve problems and develop staff,”…
If you’ve been receiving our ASC Leader newsletter over the last year, you know we’ve been landing in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday with breaking news items from around the ambulatory surgery industry. Starting today, we’ve reduced the frequency to once a week: every Wednesday afternoon. The reason for…
If you’ve been receiving our Periop Pulse newsletter over the last year, you know we’ve been landing in your inbox every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning with breaking news items from around the industry. Starting now, we’ve reduced the frequency to once a week: every Tuesday morning. The reason for…
What are we having for dinner? Which TV show should we watch? Who’s going to walk the dog? And, oh yeah, is AI really the best framework for covering data and workflow in the OR? Everyone attending Periop Leader Week knows that life on the front lines of surgery can…
After our community of perioperative leaders refueled with breakfast on Day Two of Periop Leader Week, Hazel Boyd, MBA, operations manager in transition and occupancy planning at Boston Children’s Hospital, conducted a frank and funny discussion about the joys and pains of leadership in today’s healthcare landscape. Throughout her highly…
