Category: ASC Accreditation and Patient Safety

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. 

Iowa orthopedic ASC earns accreditation

The orthopedic surgery center affiliated with Des Moines, Iowa-based DMOS Orthopaedic Centers, Ankeny Medical Park Surgery Center & UnityPoint Health has earned the AAAHC advanced ortho certification accreditation, news station WHO reported Oct. 21…

Pennsylvania hospital-owned ASC nabs Aetna quality distinction

Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital’s bariatric ASC was recognized by the Aetna Institutes of Quality, the Morning Times reported Aug. 23.

3 ASC accreditations in 3 months

Here are three ASCs Becker’s has reported on that have received accreditations since May 27: