Episode 291 - Special Episode: Live from the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Annual Education Conference, with Todd Currier, Denay Love, Jeanine Mudd and Simon Schwartz - October 26, 2026

In this special episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle, recorded at the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's Annual Education Conference and Trade Show in Wilsonville, Oregon, John talks with the president of ASCA's board, a vendor who serves on the conference committee, a director of nursing attending her second meeting, and the association's executive director. Then John and Sue go over a few of the accreditation readiness questions from John's own session.

This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems, RFX Solutions, Medserve and Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies.

Notes and Resources from this Episode:

Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (OASCA) Website: ascoregon.org 2026 Annual Education Conference and Trade Show — October 15–16, 2026, Holiday Inn & Conference Center, Wilsonville, Oregon

Interviewed at the Conference:

• Todd Currier — CEO and Administrator, Bend Surgery Center, Bend, Oregon; President, ASCA Board of Directors; Secretary, Oregon association board
• Denay Love — Service Point (commercial janitorial services); Oregon association planning and events committee
• Jeanine Mudd, RN — Director of Nursing, Spine Surgery Center, Eugene, Oregon
• Simon Schwartz — Executive Director, Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association

John's session at the conference: "Advancing Accreditation Readiness: 2026 Findings" — Thursday, October 15, 2026

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) — membership, benchmarking and advocacy: ascassociation.org

2026 Multi-State Conference — December 3–4, 2026, virtual, presented with the state ASC associations: asc-central.com/2026-multi-state-conference

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