ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification

Buffalo-based Ambulatory Surgery Center of Western New York was opened in 1999 by a group of ophthalmologists. It expanded in 2004 and 2006, adding podiatry, pain management and orthopedic specialties.

The Atlanta Outpatient Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The Joint Commission's ASC surveys may be formal or laidback, but they always involve inspections of where medications are stored, prepared and compounded, and conversations with staff members who handle medications, according to Daryl Schiller, PharmD.

Butler, Pa.-based The Surgery Center at Benbrook is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

St. Croix-based Islands Gastroenterology earned accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, according to The Virgin Islands Consortium.

  Here are 11 facilities accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Becker's ASC Review featured in March:

NueHealth's Jefferson Surgery Center - Blue Bell (Pa.) received three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, as well as Medicare deemed status.

The Carmel (Ind.) Ambulatory Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The Surgery Center of Fairbanks (Alaska) received the 'CNOR Strong' designation from the Competency & Credentialing Institute.

The Bridgewater (N.J.) Ambulatory Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.