Category: ASC Accreditation and Patient Safety

8 ASCs earning accreditations, awards in Q1

Here are eight ASCs that received accreditations or awards in the first quarter:

Deborah Heart and Lung earn highest rating from professional group

Browns Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center was awarded multiple three-star ratings from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, nj.com reported March 16.

5-ASC practice earns AAAHC accreditation

Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Athenix Body Sculpting Institute earned accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care for each of its five ASCs.

Spine ASC snags 5th consecutive accreditation 

The DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach (Calif.) has been awarded its fifth consecutive accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

4 ASC accreditation updates

The past three weeks have seen multiple accreditations and patient safety distinctions, with one clinic earning a perfect score on its recertification.

18 ASC, surgical hospitals won Healthgrades patient safety awards

Healthgrades each year gives its Patient Safety Excellence award to the facilities with the best patient safety track records.

California ASC becomes bariatric Center of Excellence

Torrance, Calif.-based R&R Surgical Institute’s application to become a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program-accredited center was approved Jan. 26, Qemal Shaholli, director of operations at Torrance Surgica…

6 recent ASC accreditations

Six ASC accreditations and service verifications from the past two months:

DISC Surgery Center earns 5th AAAHC accreditation

DISC Surgery Center in Newport Beach, Calif., has been awarded its fifth consecutive accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Iowa ASC earns Blue Cross Blue Shield distinction for hip, knee replacement 

West Des Moines, Iowa-based Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center was recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield for hip and knee surgery.