About Us

What is an Ambulatory Surgery Center

Ambulatory surgery centers—known as ASCs—are modern health care facilities focused on providing same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures.

ASCs have transformed the outpatient experience for millions of Americans by providing them with a more convenient alternative to hospital-based outpatient procedures—and done so with a strong track record of quality care and positive patient outcomes.

ASCs in New Mexico

Ambulatory surgery centers are rapidly growing in New Mexico. ASCs in New Mexico provide:

Cost Effective Care: They provide a cost-effective alternative to hospitals for both patients and insurance companies.

Quality Care: ASCs participate in quality reporting and our patient outcomes show very low rates of complications, including infections.

Convenience: They are conveniently located for patients and have shorter wait times than in patient facilities

Now the need is more than ever to be a part of this advocacy... Joining NMSASC is a positive step to becoming part of a strong industry association working to protect the interest of ambulatory surgery centers in New Mexico.

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Like an ASC, our Association is a low cost, efficient organization that focuses on producing results for its members.

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Our Mission
Bylaws

We are an organization of ambulatory surgery centers and affiliate members in the state of New Mexico. Our membership is inclusive of all ambulatory surgery centers.

Our purpose is to educate our membership about current/best demonstrated practices in our industry, to advocate on behalf of our industry at local, state, and national levels as needed, and to develop and encourage the practice of high standards of professional conduct among individuals providing ambulatory surgical care.

The Bylaws of NMSASC will be approved and adopted by the membership. Amendments, repeals, or new Bylaws shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting members.

The Bylaws shall be reviewed annually by the membership and recommendations for changes shall be made in writing to the executive council. The proposed amendments shall be reviewed and approved by the executive council and presented to the active membership for approval with majority vote. If majority vote is not obtained by the close of voting, then final approval will be made by the Executive council.

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Officers & Board Committee Chairs

NMSASC is governed by an elected board of directors equally representing corporate and individually owned centers in the state of New Mexico. Directors serve a two year term and board elections are held every year.

Dr. Lookman Lawal

President

ASC of the Heart Institute, Las Cruces

Lookman Lawal, MD, FACC, FHRS - Chief Medical Director at The ASC of the Heart Institute

Dr Lawal is a fellowship trained Electrophysiologist. He is board certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiology.

Dr. Lookman Lawal completed his internship and residency training at Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, followed by fellowship training in cardiovascular disease at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. He then went on to complete his fellowship in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Texas Southwestern School Of Medicine (UT Southwestern), Dallas. This was followed by a second year of rigorous advanced fellowship training in Electrophysiology, focusing on complex ablation therapies for arrhythmias, also at UT Southwestern, Dallas. He earned his Medical degree from College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.