ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

BlueCross BlueShield has named William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., a Blue Distinction Center for hip and knee replacement surgery, according to a Norwich Bulletin report.

St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute in Spokane, Wash., has partnered with Welch Allyn, a global healthcare company, to works towards becoming a stroke rehabilitation center of excellence, according to a Herald Online report.

The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach, Fla., three- year accreditation with commendation, according to a BrowardNet report.  

The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program has awarded accreditation to Baptist Health Richmond in Kentucky, according to a report by The Richmond Register.

Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, S.C., has received the gold seal of approval from the Joint Commission for its bariatric surgery program.

St. Francis Hospital's St. Francis Radiation Oncology Center in Federal Way, Wash., has received three-year accreditation from the American College of Radiology.

The Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care has granted the Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio, full Heart Failure Accreditation, according to a report by The Review.

The Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium has granted Columbus (Ind.) Regional Hospital reaccreditation as a heart failure center.

Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center in Houston has received re-accreditation as a chest pain center, according to a Cypress Creek Mirror report.

Here are nine new accreditations for ambulatory surgery centers and hospitals.