Here are three ASCs in South Dakota, Texas and Ohio that were recently accredited:
- Yankton (S.D.) Medical Clinic Ambulatory Surgery Center has been accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care after an onsite review. It is a fully physician-owned multispecialty center offering services including ENT, endoscopy, pain management, urology and orthopedics.
- Irving (Texas) Specialists Surgical Center earned AAAHC accreditation. It is a multispecialty facility offering services in bariatrics, gastroenterology, gynecology, podiatry, and hand, spine and general surgery.
- The Joint Commission awarded accreditation to the Youngstown, Ohio-based Orthopaedic Surgery Center, the ASC said Sept. 14. The center was evaluated on standards of infection prevention and control, leadership and environment of care. The Orthopaedic Surgery Center is a multispecialty center with services including orthopedics, sports medicine, ophthalmology, plastic surgery and women's health.