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TASCS + ASCA: Advocating For High-Quality, Cost-Effective Healthcare In Texas

National Advocacy Day helps build relationships with policymakers who make decisions that directly impact ambulatory surgery centers – facilities that provide same-day surgical care.

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This week, Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society (TASCS) Board Members Akshay Tavkar of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and Kayla Schneeweiss-Keene of Mann Cataract Surgery Center, Executive Director Krista DuRapau, and honorary Texan Amanda Penrod of RFX Solutions participated in the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association’s (ASCA) National Advocacy Day.

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Effects Of The Pandemic: ASCs’ Critical Role & The Nursing Shortage

While the pandemic has led to a nursing shortage, it also reminded people of the importance of ambulatory surgery centers.

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TASCS Hosts Successful & Safe Annual Conference

Last month, the Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society hosted its annual conference in Fort Worth. For (10) years, TASCS has hosted this conference to educate and build connections within the healthcare community. This year, the conference faced a new challenge, with COVID and its variants, but the society made sure to provide masks, temperature-testing and other safety measures — including sponsor DisinfectWell’s disinfecting system — to create a comfortable environment for the 145 guests.

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How You Can Get Involved In National ASC Month

Ambulatory surgery centers have been around since 1970, and National ASC Month is celebrated each year in August. During this time, facilities can boost awareness and help inform more people about the benefits of ASCs.

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The History & The Future Of Ambulatory Surgery Centers

The History & The Future Of Ambulatory Surgery Centers

According to Texas Health & Human Services, there are 560 ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) — medical facilities specialized in elective, same-day and outpatient surgical procedures — in Texas. 

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

In case you missed it! Read this important article about the signing of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and what it means for you.

https://www.ascassociation.org/asca/resourcecenter/latestnewsresourcecenter/covid-19/covid-19-end-of-year-legislation