Kristen O'Keefe
Executive Director, Perioperative & Surgical Services at Kaiser Permanente; healthcare executive overseeing ambulatory surgery center operations.
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Jul 24, 2026
John GoehleHOST
Can you talk a little bit about the value that they find that they perhaps need for all of their Colorado locations?
Kristen O'KeefeGUEST
Yeah, so I think the biggest piece and the biggest benefit is being part of the ASC community.
Kristen O'KeefeGUEST
So it doesn't matter if you're a large organization like Kaiser Permanente or if you are a privately funded ASC.
Kristen O'KeefeGUEST
And so bringing that community together and being able to bounce ideas off of each other.
Kristen O'KeefeGUEST
ask a question to Chris around regulatory things, anything that may pop up that's a little weird.
Kristen O'KeefeGUEST
Yes, I have a lot of resources nationally within Kaiser, but from a state standpoint, Casca, you can't get any better than that.
John GoehleHOST
But what do you think are kind of give like the top three benefits of being a member of the state association here?