ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

DNV Healthcare has accredited Ben Taub Hospital, Quentin Mease Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, all in Houston.

The American College of Surgeons' Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program has named Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J., a Level 2 facility for bariatric surgery.

The American College of Radiology has accredited the computed tomography services at Chambersburg (Pa.) Hospital, according to a report by The Sentinel Cumberlink.com report.

The Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care has granted Fountain Valley (Calif.) Regional Medical Center chest pain center accreditation, according to a Fountain Valley Patch report.

Abington Health Lansdale (Pa.) Hospital has earned advanced certification for primary stroke centers from the Joint Commission and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.

The Joint Commission has granted St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon (W. Va.) its Gold Seal of Approval, according to a report by The InterMountain.com.

The American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists and Surgical Review Corporation have named Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center in Harbor City, Calif., a center of excellence in minimally invasive gynecology.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has accredited St Augustine (Fla.) Oral & Facial Surgery Center, according to a report by The St. Augustine Record.

The American College of Radiology has granted the radiology department of the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne its Gold Seal of Accreditation, according to a Waxahachie Daily Light report.

Harnett Health, based in Dunn, N.C., has received the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval, according to a report by The Sampson Independent.