March 9, 2021 -  Compass is both honored and excited to partner with AdventHealth Hendersonville, Asheville ENT, Carolina Ophthalmology, and Emerge Orthopaedics to launch Western Carolina Surgery Center, a new ASC partnership in the Asheville, NC area. The center will be a destination for outpatient surgery in the area, adding much needed surgical center capacity in the growing region.

Brasfield and Gorrie, a national health care builder, is engaged on the project, which is expected to be open in the Summer of 2021. Having built multiple centers with B&G, the Compass team is thrilled to be working with them again.

With the strong, collaborative partnership of AdventHealth and a group of tenured, well respected surgical groups in the area, Western Carolina Surgery Center will be a true asset to the Asheville community.

Insights from an ASC Expert
Scott Bacon

February 25, 2021 - Should you self-manage your ASC or work with a professional ASC management company?

You might guess the answer will be biased towards partnering with a professional firm (I may know a guy), but my answer may surprise you.

For a surgeon considering the development of a de novo ASC, there are 3 primary management options to consider.

1. Self-manage the partnership/facility – The obvious benefit to this option is the economics. The equity in an ASC is 100% physician-owned, and there is no additional ‘fee’ for management. There are some very successful centers that are managed by the physicians.

Dr. David Howe performs first robotic-arm assisted total knee replacement in an ASC in western North Carolina.

In February 2021, Dr. Howe utilized the Stryker Mako Robotic Arm to perform the knee arthroplasty—the first at Kimel Park Surgery Center (KPSC). KPSC is one of the first freestanding surgery centers in North Carolina to use robotics technology for total replacement.

February 18, 2021 - North Carolina - Compass is pleased to announce our continued anesthesia partnership with Charlotte, N.C.-based Providence Anesthesia Associates (PAA).

PAA , a private Anesthesia group based in Charlotte, N.C., has a reputation for high quality anesthesia services with a specific focus on ambulatory care. In addition to providing services in the recently opened Kimel Park Surgery Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., PAA will provide anesthesia for Western Carolina Surgery Center, a new surgery center in Fletcher, N.C., slated to open in summer 2021.

Our work cannot be done without strong anesthesia partners, and PAA checks all the boxes. We look forward to many years of high-quality care provided at both these facilities.

February 16, 2021 - Waco, TX - Join us in congratulating Fish-Pond on a big January!

Dr. Nolan Malthesen completed the first outpatient joint replacements in the center and Dr. Bruce Hamilton completed the first spine surgery cases in the center.

These cases represent the beginning of something new for McLennan County residents. For the right patients, these surgeries can now be completed safely and effectively in our outpatient surgery center. The surgeons, anesthesiologists, and center staff deserve big credit for putting in the work to make these programs a reality for Waco area residents.