1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,259 Hello, and welcome to the Becker's Healthcare podcast. 2 00:00:02,319 --> 00:00:03,919 My name is Chanel Banger. And today, I 3 00:00:03,919 --> 00:00:06,160 am recording live at the twenty second annual 4 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,820 Spine Orthopedic and Pain Management Driven ASC 5 00:00:09,199 --> 00:00:11,439 plus the Future of Spine Conference and sitting 6 00:00:11,439 --> 00:00:12,740 down with Sarah Carson, 7 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,454 administrator at Ascentis ASC Merriam. Sarah, thank you 8 00:00:16,454 --> 00:00:18,214 so much for joining me today. Now can 9 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:19,675 you get us started out by 10 00:00:19,975 --> 00:00:21,655 introducing yourself and telling us a little bit 11 00:00:21,655 --> 00:00:22,954 about your background and organization? 12 00:00:23,975 --> 00:00:24,375 Hi. 13 00:00:24,775 --> 00:00:26,954 So I have been administrator at Ascentis, 14 00:00:27,654 --> 00:00:29,595 for a little over three years. 15 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,500 I'd 16 00:00:30,879 --> 00:00:31,940 say we've had, 17 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,820 huge amount of growth in the last 18 00:00:35,359 --> 00:00:37,679 in just in that time frame. Our surgery 19 00:00:37,679 --> 00:00:39,219 center opened during COVID. 20 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:40,100 And, 21 00:00:41,359 --> 00:00:43,054 in the three and a half years I've 22 00:00:43,054 --> 00:00:45,614 been there, we've went from approximately two hundred 23 00:00:45,614 --> 00:00:47,695 cases a month to four hundred and fifty 24 00:00:47,695 --> 00:00:48,515 to five hundred. 25 00:00:49,054 --> 00:00:50,734 So it's been a huge amount of growth. 26 00:00:50,734 --> 00:00:53,934 Our primary service is ear, nose, throat, and, 27 00:00:54,335 --> 00:00:56,174 second to that would be plastics, but we 28 00:00:56,174 --> 00:00:57,395 do have multi specialty. 29 00:00:58,230 --> 00:01:00,730 So, yeah, we're continuously growing. 30 00:01:01,109 --> 00:01:02,710 Perfect. And now to get into the meat 31 00:01:02,710 --> 00:01:04,390 of the podcast a bit, can you talk 32 00:01:04,390 --> 00:01:06,549 about maybe three trends that you're watching in 33 00:01:06,549 --> 00:01:08,170 health care and ASCs today? 34 00:01:08,790 --> 00:01:11,765 I think looking at where things are headed 35 00:01:11,765 --> 00:01:12,724 mostly with, 36 00:01:13,364 --> 00:01:15,625 spine and maybe some cardiology 37 00:01:16,244 --> 00:01:19,045 services are things we're watching closely to see 38 00:01:19,045 --> 00:01:21,045 how we need to adapt to that. Got 39 00:01:21,045 --> 00:01:24,810 it. Got it. And going into the 2025, 40 00:01:24,969 --> 00:01:26,649 what are you most focused on and excited 41 00:01:26,649 --> 00:01:27,149 about? 42 00:01:27,930 --> 00:01:29,930 We're actually focused on we do a lot 43 00:01:29,930 --> 00:01:30,590 of pediatrics. 44 00:01:31,450 --> 00:01:32,989 We are very heavy in pediatrics. 45 00:01:33,849 --> 00:01:35,069 I'd say we're probably 46 00:01:35,609 --> 00:01:38,729 second to the children's hospital in our area, 47 00:01:38,729 --> 00:01:39,229 so, 48 00:01:39,944 --> 00:01:41,405 see a lot of those patients. 49 00:01:41,944 --> 00:01:44,204 So I think what I'm excited about is, 50 00:01:44,664 --> 00:01:47,304 we've kind of maximized our growth at our 51 00:01:47,304 --> 00:01:49,004 current surgery center. So, 52 00:01:49,465 --> 00:01:51,704 looking at maybe a second location and then 53 00:01:51,704 --> 00:01:53,609 being able to focus pediatrics at, 54 00:01:54,329 --> 00:01:56,489 one of those locations and then seeing how 55 00:01:56,489 --> 00:01:58,349 we can grow whether it's in the, 56 00:01:58,810 --> 00:02:02,270 ortho spine pain space in another location. 57 00:02:02,650 --> 00:02:04,090 Got it. Got it. And in that same 58 00:02:04,090 --> 00:02:06,250 vein, how are you thinking about growth in 59 00:02:06,250 --> 00:02:08,025 the next or the upcoming year? 60 00:02:08,424 --> 00:02:09,164 We've definitely 61 00:02:09,864 --> 00:02:11,784 have grown a lot. I would say pain 62 00:02:11,784 --> 00:02:12,525 has grown, 63 00:02:13,465 --> 00:02:16,344 has been our biggest growth that we've had 64 00:02:16,344 --> 00:02:19,064 recently, and I think continuing to, progress in 65 00:02:19,064 --> 00:02:21,159 that. Perfect. Well, Sarah, I wanna thank you 66 00:02:21,159 --> 00:02:22,439 for your time today. But before I let 67 00:02:22,439 --> 00:02:24,039 you go, is there anything else that listeners 68 00:02:24,039 --> 00:02:26,459 should know? I don't think so. I think, 69 00:02:27,079 --> 00:02:28,539 yeah, excited to see, 70 00:02:29,239 --> 00:02:31,819 just knowing that ASC space is, 71 00:02:32,359 --> 00:02:32,859 always 72 00:02:33,235 --> 00:02:35,474 growing for everyone, kind of how we can, 73 00:02:35,794 --> 00:02:37,314 utilize that and make the best of it. 74 00:02:37,314 --> 00:02:39,074 Yep. Got it. Well, Sarah, I wanna thank 75 00:02:39,074 --> 00:02:40,435 you once again for your time today and 76 00:02:40,435 --> 00:02:42,194 for sharing your insights on the Deckers HealthCare 77 00:02:42,194 --> 00:02:43,495 podcast. Thank you.