Sansum Clinic's gastroenterology ASC in Santa Barbara, Calif., was accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to Noozhawk.

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities accredited the Shavano Park, Texas-based surgery center of Robert Young, MD.

Cincinnati-based Mayfield Spine Surgery Center was designated a Blue Distinction Center+ For Spine Surgery by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Ohio.

The Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality recertified the Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare Center for Quality and Patient Safety as a federally certified Patient Safety Organization.

The JBR Clinical Research surgical center received accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities.

Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital's spine surgery program celebrated a pair of milestones when its center was certified and then earned an Orthopaedic Center of Excellence designation, MRT reports.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care will release the 41st version of its standards in the Accreditation Handbook for Ambulatory Health Care.

Las Cruces, N.M.-based Mountain View Regional Medical Center was reaccredited by the American College of Cardiology, renewing its Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI, The Las Cruces Bulletin reports.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care resumed on-site surveys June 1, and recently issued some follow-up guidance for surgery centers.

Copper Ridge Surgery Center in Traverse City, Mich., was reaccredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Bariatrics was reaccredited as a comprehensive center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare released its 2020 Quality Roadmap, which identifies high-compliance areas and improvement opportunities from surveys conducted in 2019.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care resumed conducting accreditation surveys June 1, a spokesperson confirmed by email. 

The Los Angeles-based Ambulatory Surgery Center at Orthopaedic Institute for Children renewed its Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accreditation.

The Joint Commission is one of several accreditation organizations that will resume performing regular surveys in June. 

The Urgent Care Association accredited Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Express Care, Chattanoogan.com reports.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care recommends student health centers follow guidance set by the American College Health Association to provide care to students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accreditation surveys can feel like an us-versus-them scenario, but by preparing amply beforehand and reframing the thought process around surveys, ASCs can be successful in the surveying process.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care will suspend all nonemergency surveys for all clients through June 1 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care awarded Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Alhambra Surgery Center its Advanced Orthopedic Certification.