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Compass Surgical Names New CFO

OCTOBER 10, 2025

John Hammack has joined the executive team of Compass Surgical Partners as chief financial officer. Hammack’s appointment strengthens Compass’ ability to launch, operate and grow high-performing ASCs for physician and health system partners, according to a release.

Hammack has built a career guiding multisite businesses through successful transformations and sustained organic growth. His expertise spans consumer services, technology, real estate and healthcare, where he has directed financial strategy for physician practice groups operating ASCs and other ancillary services, according to the release. At Compass, he will apply this experience to build a stronger financial infrastructure that accelerates ASC growth nationwide.

“John is a business-focused finance leader who combines rigorous discipline with a commercial mindset,” said DJ Hill, chief executive officer of Compass, in the release. “Having successfully led companies through both scaling and advancement, he understands how to translate financial insights into opportunities that benefit patients, physicians and health systems. His engaging leadership style makes him a delight to work with—and a real asset to our ASC partners.”

At Compass, Hammack will lead a financial organization designed to give physician and health system partners real-time visibility into case volumes, reimbursement trends, cost efficiencies and other essential key performance indicators. His team will focus on equipping partners with transparent, actionable insights that help ASCs run true to plan, optimize growth opportunities and deliver sustainable value, according to the release.

“ASCs are one of the most exciting, patient-focused and financially attractive areas of healthcare today,” Hammack said in the release. “My goal is to provide partners with financial infrastructure and insights that not only help their centers thrive day to day but also position them for long-term growth. Finance should never be a back-office function. It should be a catalyst for opportunity.”