Surgical Management Professionals

01/05/2026

Your ASC’s potential starts with planning. From feasibility studies to operational strategy, SMP provides guidance that keeps your center competitive and financially strong.
🔍 Learn how strategic planning protects both margins and mission.
Read our new blog if you want to learn more!



https://www.smpsd.com/blog/strategies-for-navigating-financial-pressures-in-ascs/

01/02/2026

🚀 Growth in the ASC industry is not just about volume. It is about vision.
Learn how SMP helps centers strengthen leadership, streamline operations, and grow sustainably in a changing healthcare landscape.
📖 Explore our insights!



https://www.smpsd.com/

01/01/2026

From all of us at Surgical Management Professionals, Happy New Year! Wishing you a fresh start, a strong first quarter, and a year filled with health and happiness.

12/25/2025

From all of us at SMP, Happy Holidays. We’re thankful for the relationships that make our work meaningful—our teams, our physician partners, and every facility we have the privilege to support. Wishing you time to recharge and a healthy, joyful season.🎄❄️

12/22/2025

Supply chain challenges are reshaping ASC operations.
Learn how leaders are adapting procurement and inventory systems to protect patient care and profitability.
📖 Read How ASC Leaders Are Successfully Managing Supply Chain Challenges now!



https://www.smpsd.com/blog/how-asc-leaders-are-successfully-managing-supply-chain-challenges/

12/16/2025

Safety, compliance, and culture go hand in hand.
Our latest webinar, Overcome Anesthesia Challenges in ASCs: Practical Solutions, explores real strategies to strengthen partnerships, reduce risk, and protect patients.
💙 Watch now and bring new ideas to your safety program.



https://resource.smpsd.com/lp-anesthesia-challenges

12/09/2025

Efficiency and patient satisfaction go hand in hand.
Discover how a data-driven strategy can elevate care, optimize operations, and boost profitability.
📊 Explore our featured resource: Enhancing Patient Outcomes: Unlock the Power of Data-Driven Orthopedics to learn more!



https://resource.smpsd.com/lp-enhancing-patient-outcomes

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.