Mississippi Ambulatory Surgery Center Association

02/26/2026

The 2026 Winter Edition Newsletter Is Here - Take a Look!

https://masca-ms.my.canva.site/

Meet your Chief Health Officer and new board members!

09/24/2025

Members,
We regret to inform you that our Fall Meeting has been cancelled due to low participation. We understand the challenges everyone is facing — staffing shortages, burnout, and other pressing issues — but that’s exactly why these meetings are so important.

Coming together is vital to address these challenges and to elevate our concerns to the legislative level. Without unified action, meaningful change for ASCs becomes much harder to achieve.

We still plan to hold a meeting later this year and want to ensure it works for as many of you as possible. If a particular season, day of the week, or time would make it easier for you to attend, please share your preferences with Tammy or Katie Grace. (kwycoff@masca-ms.org or tburnett@masca-ms.org)

Your participation is essential to the future of ASCs. Let’s join forces to keep our industry strong and vibrant.

Thank you for your continued support.

06/12/2025

Save the date for our 2025 Annual Fall Conference!

Visit masca-ms.org for more details.

04/16/2025

Recent comment by Anesthesia leaders on trends: https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/the-anesthesia-trends-leaders-are-sick-of-hearing-about/?origin=ASCE&utm_source=ASCE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=9585D1285456J9N

Daniel King, CRNA. Board Director of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology: Too much of the current conversation around anesthesia workforce solutions is being dominated by ineffective proposals — whether it’s the introduction of anesthesiologist assistants or the allure of costly, futuristic technology. While innovation has a place for enhancements in our evolving field, nothing can fully replace the clinical judgment, adaptability, safety and trust that CRNAs provide every day.

Anesthesiologist assistants are trained to assist. CRNAs are educated and prepared to autonomously deliver the full spectrum of anesthesia care. Labeling AAs as a “workforce solution” is not only misleading — it’s fiscally irresponsible. Their introduction adds yet another layer of cost to an already overburdened healthcare system without expanding access to care.

Rather than chasing expensive machines or creating new provider roles with limited utility, the real solution lies in removing practice barriers and fully empowering CRNAs to work at the top of their education and license. Let’s stop being distracted by shiny objects and start addressing the systemic issues that affect patient care today.

From the buzz around artificial intelligence to the persistent squeeze on reimbursement, eight leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the trends they’re tired of hearing about.  Question: What’s one anesthesia trend you’re sick of hearing about? Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edit...

12/23/2024

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from MASCA!

09/25/2024

Our annual Healthcare Forum and Fall conference will be held at the Hilton in Jackson, MS. We are just a little over two weeks out, so don’t forget to sign up at the link below!

https://ms-ambulatory-surgery-association.square.site/events

10/11/2022

http://masca-ms.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-fall-masca-agenda-2.pdf

2022 Fall Conference is just a week away!!

04/25/2022

Join us tomorrow for our Spring Meeting.

Join us Tuesday , April 26, 2022 11am - 1pm 2022 MASCA LUNCHEON MARK YOUR CALENDARS! MASCA MEMBERS ATTEND FREE NON MEMBERS $35 APRIL 26, 2022 This year's luncheon will be held at the beautiful McClain

02/25/2022

Congratulations DeSoto Surgery Center.

America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2022

12/01/2021

VACCINE MANDATES BLOCKED.

Federal judges in Kentucky and Louisiana issued preliminary injunctions Nov. 30 to halt the start of COVID-19 vaccination mandates for millions of workers across the U. S.

11/15/2021

https://mississippitoday.org/2021/11/05/mississippi-nursing-shortage-tate-reeves/

Mississippi nurses are begging Gov. Tate Reeves for help as they stare down closing hundreds of hospital beds due to labor shortages.

09/14/2021

https://www.beckersasc.com/leadership/asc-execs-split-on-vaccine-mandate-amid-staffing-woes.html?origin=ASCE&utm_source=ASCE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=7021D9648890A2R

CMS plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all staff at ASCs and hospitals as a condition for participating in Medicare, which may place extra strain on many surgery centers already facing a staffing crisis.