ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

El Paso (Texas) Children's Hospital has achieved accreditation by The Joint Commission, according to an El Paso Inc. report.

CMS officials have lifted the “immediate jeopardy” status placed on Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C., last month, according to a Statesville report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Knoxville (Tenn.) Kidney Center has received accreditation by The Joint Commission, according to a WBIR report.

Minnesota state officials are investigating a surgical fire that occurred at New River Medical Center in Monticello late last month, according to a KSTP report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on New River Medical Center.

CMS has issued a report outlining several safety violations at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, Calif.,, according to a Mercury News report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Natividad Medical Center.

Gannett Health Services, part of Cornell University, has been re-accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Due to technical difficulties, the ASC Association's Outcomes Monitoring Project 4th Quarter Reports will be delayed.

Jennifer Hadley has been named director of quality for Siouxland Surgery Center in Dakota Dunes, S.D., according to a Sioux City Journal report.

The Joint Commission and its non-profit affiliate Joint Commission Resources have announced several board appointments and reappointments.

The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, a non-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, has appointed Belle Lerner, MA, as its new assistant director.