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.
Category: ASC Accreditation and Patient Safety
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:
Tennessee eye ASC wins quality improvement award
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Ophthalmology ASC won the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care’s 2021-22 Bernard A. Kershner Surgical/Procedural Care award.
Cincinnati ASC receives accreditation for ambulatory healthcare
Best Surgery & Therapies, a spine and orthopedic ASC in Cincinnati, has been awarded accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Alabama ASC receives heart care designation
Surgery Center South in Dothan, Ala., earned the HeartSafe workplace designation, a certification given to workplaces that have employees trained to specifically combat sudden cardiac arrest, local news source the Dothan Eagle reported May 26.
