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. 

Resident physician-reported medical errors and adverse events dropped by more than a third after physician work hours were limited to no more than 16 in a row, according to a study recently published in BMJ Quality & Safety.

Here are five recent accreditation updates for ASCs:

Parker, Colo.-based Milestone Surgical Center earned accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

A recent survey by patient safety watchdog group Leapfrog shows patients prefer ASCs to hospital outpatient departments. 

Healthcare watchdog organization the Leapfrog Group named 12 ASC leaders to its ASC advisory committee.

The Joint Commission will conduct its accreditation survey at full capacity after making COVID-19-related updates from the last year. A recent blog post from the commission lays out what ASCs should keep an eye out for during the survey process this year. 

In its March report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended CMS require ASCs to submit data on the cost of services they provide to Medicare.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 Surgical Alliance, told Becker's.

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

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

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

The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Group's endoscopy center in La Plata, Md., has been accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, The Southern Maryland Chronicle said Jan. 4.

Des Moines, Iowa-based Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center has been awarded two distinctions for orthopedic care, according to a Dec. 20 report by NBC affiliate WHO-13.