ASCA board member joins New York public health council
Surgery centers will now have representation on this state body
ASCA Board Member Jon Van Valkenburg, CASC, executive director of Upstate Orthopedics ASC in East Syracuse, New York, will represent ASCs at the New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council. Governor Kathy Hochul appointed and the New York State Senate confirmed Van Valkenburg to the seat recently. ASC Focus talked to Van Valkenburg about the position and what this seat means for ASCs. Read an excerpt from the interview.