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Trevor Sawallish on trends and opportunities for ambulatory surgery centers

Trevor Sawallish, senior vice president of clinical operations and COO, talked about trends and opportunities in ambulatory surgery centers. He spoke on Children’s Minnesota’s recent accreditation as a Level I surgery center by the American College of Surgeons and what that means for the organization. Children’s Minnesota plans to continue to support physicians while making its pediatric-focused ACS the easiest and best choice for referring physicians and the families they care for. The organization will also continue to develop value-based strategies to provide high-quality, lower-cost services, that are dedicated to caring for kids. Read the full Becker’s ASC Review article: Physician alignment, competition from independent ASCs & more: 3 outpatient market insights from Trevor Sawallish of Children’s Minnesota.

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