Surgical Management Professionals

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for the people who make a difference every day, our physician partners, ASC teams, and the incredible SMP family. Your dedication to quality care and patient experience inspires us year-round.

Wishing you and your loved ones a safe, joyful, and gratitude-filled Thanksgiving!

11/11/2025

Today we honor the courage, sacrifice, and steadfast commitment of America’s Veterans. At Surgical Management Professionals, we’re proud to support those who have served — as colleagues, family members, patients, and partners in the communities we serve. Your dedication inspires our mission to deliver high-quality, patient-first care every day. To all who wore the uniform and those still serving: thank you.

10/30/2025

Financial pressure doesn’t always show up on the balance sheet first.

You feel it in the rhythm of the day, when schedules slip, energy dips, or teams start working harder but achieving less.

In those moments, leadership isn’t about cutting. It’s about calibrating. Right-sizing, visibility, and communication aren’t just financial strategies; they’re leadership strategies.

Excellence isn’t perfection. It’s progress.

👉 Read the full blog:

Learn how ASCs improve financial performance by aligning leadership, culture, and operations to strengthen efficiency.

10/15/2025

Anesthesia challenges continue to top the list of operational hurdles for surgery centers — and the latest VMG Health ASC Leader Expectations Survey confirms it. With 67% of ASC leaders now citing anesthesia coverage and cost as their #1 financial hurdle, it’s time to move from reacting to innovating.

At the upcoming Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Annual Meeting, Traci Albers, CEO of Surgical Management Professionals, will present:
🩺 “From Shortages to Solutions: Innovative Anesthesia Strategies for ASCs.”

Drawing from real-world ASC leadership experience and the newest VMG survey insights, Traci will unpack how ASCs can:

Reimagine anesthesia coverage models to stabilize operations

Navigate the “stipend spike” and evolving partnership expectations

Implement collaborative, data-driven strategies to sustain profitability and growth

If anesthesia coverage, physician recruitment, and operational efficiency are on your radar for 2026, this session is for you.

📅 Missouri ASCA Annual Meeting
🔗 Learn more: https://www.missouriasca.org/events/masca-annual-meeting-2014

📊 Read the VMG Health survey: https://lnkd.in/e7vd_Gtn

10/09/2025

We’re headed to the OASCA Annual Conference & Tradeshow in Wilsonville, OR — and we’re proud to be both a sponsor and presenter at this year’s event!

💬 Join Allison Stock, COO of Surgical Management Professionals, for her presentation:
“Adapting to Disruption: Cost-Saving Insights in ASC Supply Management.”

From supply chain volatility to inflationary pressures, ASCs are navigating a new era of operational challenges. Allison will share practical strategies and real-world examples of how surgery centers can streamline purchasing, reduce waste, and strengthen margins — all without compromising quality of care.

If you’re attending OASCA, stop by the SMP booth to connect with our team and explore how we’re helping ASCs build smarter, more sustainable operations.

10/09/2025

SMP is proud to sponsor, exhibit, and present at the MNASCA Annual Education Conference!

Join us for a powerful discussion on one of the most pressing topics facing ASCs today:

🎤 From Shortages to Solutions: Innovative Anesthesia Strategies for ASCs
Moderator: Traci Albers, MBA – CEO, Surgical Management Professionals
Panelists:

Michael Bernard, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Ambulatory Anesthesia Solutions

Andrew Dickman, CRNA – CEO, Twin Anesthesia

From staffing gaps to financial pressures, anesthesia challenges continue to impact surgery centers nationwide. This dynamic session will explore innovative delivery models, smarter scheduling, and collaborative strategies to ensure high-quality care and long-term sustainability.

Stop by the SMP booth to connect with our team and learn how we’re helping ASCs strengthen performance and thrive in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.

10/01/2025

Rising costs, shortages, backorders? Here’s how to respond!

09/26/2025

We wrapped up our annual SMP Leadership Conference in Mason City, Iowa!

This year’s event was packed with powerful sessions covering Cyber Security, Quality of Care, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) updates, Leadership, HR Legal insights, and Financial Success—all designed to strengthen our teams and elevate the work we do together.

A special thank you to our attendees, SMP staff, and our amazing sponsors who made this education-packed event possible. And a heartfelt thanks to the Mason City Surgery Center for the wonderful tour—what an inspiring look at excellence in action!

Here’s to another year of leadership, learning, and leaving our industry better today than it was yesterday! 💡👏



Thank you to our sponsors!

Ganim Medical Stryker RFX Solutions Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith P.C.Medtronic Robotic-Assisted Surgery Credit Collections Bureau MEDtegrity Healthcare Linen & Uniform Service Skytron Getinge PatientX Agency HUB International HST Pathways BWBR The Rhino Group, Inc. Vanderbilt Health Purchasing Collaborative Rural Health Alliance Eide Bailly | Healthcare Medline Industries, LP Surgical Information Systems

09/25/2025

Front-end focus = stronger revenue cycle. Watch to learn how!

09/19/2025

🎲✨ Viva Las Vegas! The OSET Summit is about to begin, bringing together the brightest minds in orthopedics and spine innovation.

Our team is here and ready to connect! Whether you’re looking to swap ideas, discover new strategies, or just say hi, make sure to stop by and visit us during the summit.

It’s going to be an action-packed week of learning, networking, and innovation you won’t want to miss. 🎤💡

Learn more about the event: https://orthosummit.com/

09/19/2025

✨ What an incredible experience at the Vizient Connections Summit in Las Vegas! ✨

We’re grateful for the packed audience who joined Allison Stock, JD, RN, CASC, COO of SMP, as she spoke on “Maximizing Financial Success in Healthcare.” Your engagement and dedication to improving healthcare inspire us every day.

Thank you to everyone who attended and for the work you do to drive meaningful impact in patient care and financial performance.

Want to dive deeper? Explore key insights in our blog: https://www.smpsd.com/blog/innovative-financial-strategies-for-surgery-centers-key-strategies-and-solutions/

09/17/2025

We’re proud to share that Allison Stock, COO of SMP, will be presenting at the upcoming Vizient Connections Summit on “Maximizing Financial Success in Healthcare.”

She’ll be joined by Sandy Mader, who serves on Vizient committees, bringing valuable expertise and perspective to the conversation. Together, they’ll highlight strategies and solutions to drive stronger financial performance in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.

We’re honored to be part of this important event and look forward to connecting with healthcare leaders from across the country.

📍 Will we see you at Vizient Connections Summit?