Louisville Endoscopy Center Earns Three-Year AAAHC Accreditation

Louisville (Ky.) Endoscopy Center has earned an additional three years of accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to an EndoNurse report.

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The ambulatory surgery center opened in 2000 and includes three procedure rooms and nine board-certified gastroenterologists. The center performs approximately 8,000 procedures per year, including esophagogastroduodenoscopies, colonoscopies, flexible sigmoidoscopies and small-bowel enteroscopies.

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