Category: ASC Accreditation and Patient Safety

South Florida cardiac facility earns 3 accreditations

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute has earned accreditation from the American College of Cardiology, the Adult Congenital Heart Association and The Joint Commission, South Florida Hospital News reported Dec. 16. 

AAHC presents Bernard A. Kershner Innovations awards

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care presented the 2024 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Awards at the organization’s recent Achieving Accreditation conference.

AAAHC earns CMS approval as national ASC accreditor

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has been approved as a national accreditation organization for ASCs by CMS. 

CMS clears Joint Commission's ASC accreditation 

CMS has renewed its approval for The Joint Commissions’ ASC accreditation program. 

WellSpan ASC earns accreditation

The Lewisburg, Pa.-based Evangelical Ambulatory Surgical Center, located on the campus of WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital, has been re-accredited by the  Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a July 23 report f…

ASC patient experience scores hit 5-year high

Patient experience scores at ASCS hit a five-year high in 2023, according to a June 26 report from Press Ganey.

Covenant High Plains Surgery Center gets ACS Surgical Quality Partner designation

Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center earned the American College of Surgeons’ Surgical Quality Partner designation, according to a June 3 news release.

North Carolina ASC earns AAAHC accreditation

Orthopaedic Surgery Center of Panther Creek in Cary, N.C., was re-accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

California Society of Plastic Surgeons calls for tighter regulations on outpatient cosmetic surgery

The California Society of Plastic Surgeons called on state legislators to require any doctor performing outpatient cosmetic surgery to be residency-trained in the procedures offered. 

Brunswick Surgery Center earns 4 orthopedic accreditations

The Brunswick Surgery Center in Leland, N.C., has earned four certificates of excellence from DNV Healthcare, according to an April 5 report from Wilmington Biz.