Douglas H. Irvine, MD, PhD, is an anesthesiologist at East Portland Surgical Center in Portland, Ore.

Q: Many spine-focused ASCs struggle to recruit well-regarded anesthesiologists. How can ASCs make themselves attractive to such practitioners?

Beth A. Johnson is the vice president of clinical systems for Blue Chip Surgical Partners.

Neurosurgeon John Caruso, MD, FACS, president of Parkway Neuroscience & Spine Institute/Parkway Surgery Center in Hagerstown, Md., has been the driving force behind Parkway, an integrated treatment facility that features an ASC, imaging center and physical therapy practice that offers patients and physicians the convenience of "one-stop shopping."