Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Helen M Lowenwirth, MBA, CASC, Administrator, East Side Endoscopy, LLC
Nov 8, 2025
Helen M Lowenwirth, the Administrator of East Side Endoscopy, draws on her 14 years of experience to highlight significant trends in the healthcare landscape. She discusses the ongoing shift of procedures from hospitals to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), emphasizing the benefits for patient access. Lowenwirth also explores how AI and technology are enhancing efficiency in documentation and scheduling. Furthermore, she addresses the importance of collaboration among hospitals, vendors, and policymakers to improve patient care and drive regulatory changes.
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Longstanding ASC Leadership In NYC
- Helen has served nearly 14 years as administrator at Eastside Endoscopy, a five-room, physician-hospital-management joint venture in New York City.
- Her center performs about 12,000 procedures annually with roughly 40 staff in Gramercy Park.
Procedures Shifting From Hospitals To ASCs
- Procedures are steadily migrating from hospitals to ASCs, increasing access and lowering costs for patients.
- Regulatory barriers like certificate-of-need and cardiac approvals still constrain expansion in states such as New York.
Push Regulatory Change To Expand Care Access
- Work with regulators and stakeholders to expand procedure approvals like cardiac cases into ASCs.
- Push these changes to increase patient access and reduce high-cost hospital utilization.