About NYSAASC
The New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Inc. (NYSAASC) is a not-for-profit organization representing the Article 28 licensed free-standing surgery centers in New York State. Our purpose is to be the leading organization influencing excellence in ambulatory surgical care in New York State through the active leadership role of our members. NYSAASC serves as the voice for New York ‘s freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. Our members are dedicated to the provision of high quality, cost-effective care sensitive to our patients' and physicians' needs.
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NYSAASC’s mission is to provide appropriate educational programs promoting safety and efficiency in ambulatory surgery, influence state legislation and regulations which impacts ambulatory surgical care; collaborate with other organizations on local and national issues of concern to our industry; and, to provide members professional growth opportunities by expanding communication within the ambulatory surgery profession.
Our Mission
Influencing Excellence in Ambulatory Surgical Care
NYSAASC’s mission is to provide appropriate educational programs promoting safety and efficiency in ambulatory surgery, influence state legislation and regulations which impacts ambulatory surgical care; collaborate with other organizations on local and national issues of concern to our industry; and, to provide members professional growth opportunities by expanding communication within the ambulatory surgery profession.
Board Of Directors
Meet Our Board
Jeffrey Flynn, CASC
Administrator / Chief Operating Officer
Gramercy Healthcare
New York, NY
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NYSAASC President
Jon Van Valkenburg, CASC
Executive Director
Upstate Orthopedics Ambulatory Surgery Center
East Syracuse, NY
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NYSAASC Past President
ASCA Board Member
Elisa Auguste, CASC
Administrator
Precision Care Surgery Center
E. Setauket, NY
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NYSAASC Vice President
Chair, Program Committee
Helen Lowenwirth, MBA, CASC
Administrator
East Side Endoscopy
New York, NY
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NYSAASC Treasurer
Kristen Jackson BSN, RN, CAIP
Administrator
Buffalo Ambulatory Surgery Center
Cheektowaga, NY
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NYSAASC Secretary
John Goehle, MBA, CASC, CPA
Chief Operating Officer
Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies, LLC
Rochester, NY
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Founding Member
NYSAASC Past President
Chair, Education Committee
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Gabriel Figueroa, CASC
Administrator & COO
Manhattan Reproductive Surgery Center
New York, NY
COO, Empire Center for Special Surgery, Staten Island, NY
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Chair, Veteran Outreach Committee
Kathleen Hickman, RN, BSN, MS, CASC
Administrator
Dutchess Ambulatory Surgical Center
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Chair, Membership Committee
Steven Housberg, MHA, CASC
Administrator
Advanced Endoscopy Center
Bronx, NY
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Chair, Quality Committee
Rowena Ferguson RN, BSN
Administrator
Specialty Surgery Center of CNY
Liverpool, NY​
Giovanna Guerci
CCO/Principal
National Surgical Partners, LLC
Westbury, New York
Emilie Calixte, RN, CASC
Administrator & Director of Nursing
The Center for Advanced Spine and Joint Surgery
Hauppauge, NY
JoAnn M. Vecchio, CASC
Administrator & COO
ASC of Western New York
Amherst, NY
Juliana de Campos
Administrator
Liberty Endoscopy
New York, NY
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Lisa Wickens-Alteri
President & CEO
Capital Health Consulting
Albany, NY
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NYSAASC Executive Director
Joanne DeAngelis
Regional Vice President of Operations
SCA Health
Garden City, NY