ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

The Joint Commission has granted Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo., its Gold Seal of Approval for pancreatic and lung cancer care.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has accredited the Langdon Center for Laser & Cosmetic Surgery in Guilford, Conn.

DNV Healthcare has accredited Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio.

David Watts, MD, FACS, CEO of Accreditation Solutions Alliance and board member for the American Association of Accreditation for Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, discusses tools that can make the accreditation process run more smoothly.

David C. Watts, MD, FACS, has launched the Accreditation Solutions Alliance, a privately owned company focused on providing accreditation compliance solutions.

The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission has accredited the vascular laboratory of Marietta Memorial Hospital in Belpre, Ohio, according to a report by The Marietta Times.

The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association have granted the Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Herman-Texas Medical Center in Houston disease-specific care comprehensive stroke center certification.

Orthopaedic Associates in Spartanburg, S.C., announced that it has been accredited by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Spartanburg Herald-Journal report.

The CEO Roundtable on Cancer has granted Ridgewood, N.C.-based healthcare provider Valley Health System its CEO Cancer Gold Standard, according to a Fort Mill Times report.

The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has granted the Vernon Cancer Center at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Waltham, Mass., its Outstanding Achievement Award, according to a Wicked Local report.