Ambulatory Urosurgical Center (Rockville, Md.). Ambulatory Urosurgical Center is dedicated to outpatient urological care. Physicians at the AAAHC-accredited surgery center perform a variety of urological procedures including bladder biopsies, circumcisions, cystoscopies, diagnostic procedures for male infertility, hydrocele repairs. prostate biopsies, shock wave lithotripsy for urinary stones, varicocele repairs and vasectomies. The surgery center, staffed by 15 physicians from the medical practice Urological Consultants, serve patients throughout Montgomery County, Md. www.uroconsultants.com
Central Ohio Urology Surgery Center (Columbus, Ohio). Central Ohio Urology Surgery Center, the surgery center of the Central Ohio Urology group, is an AAAASF-accredited facility and is used by 24 physicians. The surgery center performs a number of procedures including cystoscopies, prostate biopsies, vasectomies and urodynamic testing. Central Ohio Urology Surgery Centers treats patients from a five-county region in central Ohio. www.centralohiourologygroup.com
Columbia Urological Surgery Center (Columbia, Md.). Columbia Urological Surgery Center is the surgery center associated with Central Maryland Urology Associates. Columbia Urological Surgery Center has been rated among the best ASCs in the nation, according to the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission gave the CUSC its approval “with commendation” in 1997, an honor awarded to only 10 percent of the healthcare organizations accredited that year. The center is home to six physicians who perform approximately 3,000 procedures annually. The center offers a variety of treatments for urological conditions including laparoscopic surgery, kidney stone treatment, prostate diagnostic screening and evaluation of sexual dysfunction in both sexes. Columbia Urosurgical Surgery Center will move into a new facility in July which will allow the center to double its current size.
Pamela Shannon, administrator of the center, says that the facility’s focus on a single specialty allows it to provide efficient care from a staff that is trained specifically for urological procedures. “We are pleased to be able to offer such high quality care with such ease to our patients,” she says. “Everyone in our facility knows the highest standards for urological care and aims to meet those standards for our patients.” www.cmua.net
Urology Surgery Center (Nashville, Tenn.). The Urology Surgery Center is the only freestanding ambulatory surgery facility specializing in urology in Middle Tennessee.
The center is accredited by the AAAHC and was recently featured in the ASC Association’s ASC Focus for its dedication to patients. The physician-owned surgery center is used by more than 28 urologists who treat a variety of urological conditions including bladder and prostate cancer and urinary incontinence. The 12,000 square-foot center treats approximately 8,000 patients per year and features three operating rooms, three procedure rooms and a 17-bay recovery room.
Mary Ellen Danielson, administrator of the center, says that the center’s success is due to the great service it provides to both its patients and the physicians who choose to perform procedures there. “The physicians love to come here because performing procedures here really can make their lives so much easier. They can complete several procedures here in the same amount of time it would take to perform one at a hospital,” she says. www.urologynashville.com
Yakima Urology Surgery Center (Yakima, Wash.). Yakima Urology Surgery Center is a Medicare-certified ASC which opened its doors in 1998. The surgery center features one operating room and four procedure rooms and is used by five urologists from Yakima Urology Associates who treat a variety of urological conditions in both adults and children. The center performs approximately 3,500 procedures annually and is scheduled to move into a new facility, which will double its present size, in July, according to Eric Ruud, director of the center.
Mr. Ruud says that Yakima’s commitment to a single specialty allows for its efficiency and great quality of care. “Our highly specialized, very efficient staff provides very low complications and high patient ratings,” he says. www.yua.com/surgery
