Category: ASC Accreditation and Patient Safety

16 ASC accreditations in 2022

From new spine ASC honors to new bariatric accreditations, here are 16 ASCs that have received new accreditations and honors in 2022. 

New Jersey medical center attains ACS Geriatric Surgery Verification

Hackensack (N.J) University Medical Center has received Commitment Level status from the American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification program, according to a Dec. 15 release from Hackensack Meridian Health.

Massachusetts ASC first in state to attain total joint accreditation

The Surgery Center-Shrewsbury (Mass.) has received advanced certification in orthopedics for total joints from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. The Surgery Center is the first and only ASC in the state to receive this certifica…

3 recent ASC accreditations

Here are three new ASC accreditations Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 28:

New Jersey children's ASC receives AAAHC accreditation

Fairlawn, N.J.-based Abra Health’s Children’s Ambulatory Surgery Center has been recognized by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Michigan ASC gains orthopedic certification

Troy, Mich.-based UnaSource Surgery Center has snagged Advanced Orthopaedic Certification from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the company said in a Nov. 28 email to Becker’s. 

Tennessee ASC snags orthopedic accreditation

Jackson, Tenn.-based Physicians Surgery Center is the first ASC in the state to achieve Advanced Orthopaedic Certification from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the center said in a release emailed to Becker’s Nov. 20.

AAAHC adds to its board of directors, names new leadership

The ​​Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care on Nov. 7 named new officers and leadership to its board of directors.

3 recent ASC accreditations

From bariatric care to knee replacements, here are three new ASC accreditations Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 23. 

Wyoming ASC first in the state to receive knee, hip replacement excellence award

Powder River Surgery Center in Gillette, Wyo., has become the first clinic in the state to receive Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming’s “Blue Circle of Excellence” designation for hip and knee replacements.