Session Details
Date & Time
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 9:25 AM - 10:05 AM
Name
01. Expanding Ambulatory Surgery Capacity without Compromising Quality
Session Type
Panel
Location
Salon C-3,4 (Lower Level)
Speakers
- Bruce Gelb, MD, FACS, Surgical Director, Perioperative Services, NYU Langone Health
- David. J. Kwak, BSN, RN, CCRN, Director, Surgical Services, Northwest Health
- Joshua Bedwell, MD, MS, Chief Surgical Quality Officer, Texas Children's Hospital
- Stephen Estime, MD, FASA, Associate Chair, Anesthesiology And Critical Care, UChicago Medicine
Description
As demand for outpatient surgery accelerates, health systems are rapidly expanding ambulatory capacity. This panel examines strategies to scale ASCs while maintaining quality and safety, including case selection, staffing models, technology enablement, and alignment between hospitals and ambulatory sites to support growth without sacrificing outcomes or patient experience.