Shawn Strash, FACHE, has joined the WoundCentrics management team as Vice-President of Growth and Strategy. In this new role, Shawn will develop our first Ambulatory Surgery Center, San Antonio Surgery Center of Excellence while promoting our expanded limb preservation efforts through our existing and new Office Based Cath Labs and Cardiovascular Clinics in the WoundCentrics portfolio of companies.
Shawn is a seasoned healthcare executive with more than 30 years in the ASC/ Hospital industry. He has specialized primarily in start-ups, turn-around opportunities, hospital and ASC mergers/acquisitions and hospital management.
Shawn’s background includes leadership of 21 hospitals, 18 as CEO, as well as operational responsibility for 75 ASCs. His experience and leadership will focus on the San Antonio Surgery Center of Excellence initially, that is expected to begin accepting patients in March 2023.
As CEO of Landmark Hospital in Naples, Florida, he was hired to turn the company around and add additional service lines. The revenue streams he added to Landmark included surgery, destination medicine, inpatient rehabilitation and partnering with WoundCentrics for an inpatient wound care programs across their seven hospitals. It was during his time in Naples, Florida that Shawn worked with WoundCentrics that would lead to his joining the company recently.
Shawn has extensive ASC experience as CEO of Arise Healthcare systems in Austin, Texas, a company that now develops and manages outpatient base cath labs. He also served s as Senior Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Compliance Officer for AMSURG, a national ASC company.
”We are truly excited to have someone with Shawn’s background and experience join our team. His work in recent years with payers and as a member of Health Rosetta exemplify the kind of partnerships we hope to make between patients, payers and providers to benefit those we serve.”