MEET OUR TEAM
Over 125 Years of Combined Experience
SCSA has vast knowledge of the surgery center business with over 125 years of combined experience in the surgery center business. Meet the team that will bring you one step closer to fulfilling your ASC needs with out turn-key approach.
Ronald Blair
Chairman
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Ron Blair is Chairman of Surgery Center Services of America. He provides consultative services in the areas of ambulatory surgery center planning and development, design and construction, project management, marketing, equipment planning and acquisition, and strategic planning. Mr. Blair has more than 48 years of experience in medical and non medical business operations and has been developing ASC’s since 1990.
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Prior to establishing Surgery Center Services of America, he served as a consultant with The BSM Consulting Group, as an administrator of ophthalmic practices, built ambulatory surgery and laser centers, and has been president and CEO of various entities, including a business consulting firm. He has a broad-based background in business, including general management, marketing, and project development. Mr. Blair is a member of the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Medical Group Management Association, Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgeons Society and Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association. His writings have appeared in Administrative Eyecare, Outpatient Surgery, and other national publications. He is a graduate of the University of Washington, continued postgraduate studies at Pacific Lutheran University, and is a graduate of the Executive Programs of the Aresty Institute of Executive Education at The Wharton School.
Philip Blair
Chief Executive Officer
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Philip is an accomplished healthcare consulting executive with over 10 years’ experience in the healthcare industry. Philip is currently CEO of Surgery Center Services of America and his responsibilities include managing SCSA’s overall corporate strategy and overseeing the divisions for surgery center development and consulting. His previous positions include Vice President of Project Management at SCSA for the past 5 years where he managed the surgery center development components- financing, architecture, equipment, construction, regulatory affairs for state licensure and CMS certification. Before joining, Philip spent 5 years at Prudential Financial/Brookfield Global Relocation, where he served as a finance manager that handled financial analysis, auditing, US tax, human resources, payroll, and relocation for fortune 500 clients in the global relocation industry. Philip earned his BA in finance and a minor in economics from Western Washington University.
Patrick D. Blair
President
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Patrick has been with SCSA for 10+ years gaining experience in all departments of the company. As President he handles all the management needs for Surgery Center Services of America. He also assists in the equipment planning and installation in our surgery center projects. Patrick D. Blair has a BA in Financial Economics and Computer Science from Western Washington University.
Marwan Tamimi, AIA, ACHA,NCARB, ASHE, LEED-AP
Director of Design and Architecture Services
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Marwan Tamimi has been involved in healthcare facilities planning, design and construction for more than 25 years including work with major healthcare providers. He has worked on many healthcare projects abroad and in the U.S. Marwan is involved in the planning, design and construction of healthcare projects, with extensive expertise with codes, design guidelines requirement and rules and regulation each state applies to healthcare facilities design and construction, medical equipment planning is also one of his strength.
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He worked on several well know and large scale healthcare facilities in US mainly in the west coast, including Arizona, Nevada and California. Marwan keeps his knowledge and experience in healthcare facilities planning and design up-to-date by attending conference on healthcare facilities design held throughout the year. The main goal of his practice is to provide his clients with the latest trends in healthcare facilities design and planning.
Marwan’s experience ranges from large scale healthcare facilities master planning, strategic planning, hospitals expansion to small size projects that left a positive effect on healthcare facilities performance. One of the healthcare project Marwan is highly qualified in planning, design and construction are surgery centers, he worked on several surgery centers in several states.
Involving users in the planning and design process to create what is healing, safe, and friendly is his approach to healthcare facilities planning, which provides a competitive edge when sensitively designed, and results in architectural services with a “we care” message. Marwan’s major objectives and guiding principles of practice in the planning and design of healthcare facilities are: innovation, responsibility, professionalism, and teamwork.
Marwan has proven track of excellence in Surgery Centers design and construction, ranging from a one operating rooms ASC to 8 operating rooms ASCs, Cath labs, Ep labs and interventional cardiology facilities.
Michelle Williamson, BSN, RN
Director of Licensure & Certification
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Michelle has been an operating room nurse and surgery center nurse for over 20 years. She obtained her BSN from Southeastern Louisiana University School of Nursing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1995. Her surgical nursing career began in 1995 at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, Louisiana, where she trained and worked in Pre-op, as a circulating registered nurse, as a surgical scrub nurse, in the PACU, and gained extensive experience as an ophthalmic operating room nurse.
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Michelle joined the Outpatient Surgery & Cosmetic Center, a Joint Commission accredited ASC in Zachary, Louisiana, as Clinical Director in 2010 where she was responsible for operational oversight of the center and worked routinely in every capacity in the OR, and was responsible for The Joint Commission accreditation as well as all administrative and regulatory requirements of the organization. Throughout Michelle’s tenure with the Outpatient Surgery & Cosmetic Center she provided consulting support in operations, administration and accreditation to a host of surgery centers and ASC management companies in the US.
In 2017, Michelle joined the Aloha Eye Clinic Surgical Center in Wailuku, Maui, an AAAHC accredited ASC as clinical director, where she was responsible for accreditation, leadership, and daily operations of the surgery center.
In January 2019 Michelle joined Surgery Center Services of America, as Director of Licensure and Certification. Her responsibilities with SCSA include ASC compliance, operations, and management.
Nancy Cook
Accounting Manager
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Nancy is the accounting manager for SCSA, who brings a wealth of knowledge to SCSA which includes over 30+ years of Accounting experience, as well as 15+ years of construction background.
Matthew Garcia
Project Manager
Matthew joins SCSA after 5 years in the project management/coordination field within the telecommunications and structural engineering industries. His higher level of experience in management and leadership comes from his 6 years as the operations sergeant for his unit within the Army Reserves. Prior to the Reserves, Matthew was in the regular Army for 9 years, and worked his way up to the position of a platoon sergeant. Matthew has earned his BA in Business from Arizona State University.
Bryn Ritchie
Project Coordinator
Bryn joins SCSA after 16 years of large non-profit operations and leadership. His many years of experience in project and program management will enable him to provide first-class service and expertise to our clients. Bryn earned his BA in Business from the University of Washington.
Ethan Willson
Project Coordinator
Ethan joins Surgery Centers of America and has a strong background in logistics and sales. He is dedicated to ensuring efficiency and organization in healthcare facility development. With experience in supply chain management, business operations, and analytics, he brings a detail-oriented and adaptable approach to his work.
Ethan earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master’s in Marketing. As a former student-athlete, he developed a strong work ethic, time management skills, and the ability to thrive in dynamic environments. His expertise in operations and logistics makes him a valuable asset to the team.