MID MANHATTAN ORAL SURGERY ACHIEVED AAAASF RE-ACCREDITATION FOR PATIENT SAFETY

Mid Manhattan Oral Surgery in New York City has demonstrated its commitment to patient safety by achieving re-accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF).

AAAASF requires 100 percent compliance with all accreditation standards.

Mid Manhattan Oral Surgery is one of the first oral surgery practices in the NYC area to have obtained this distinction. Patients can rest assured that their wisdom teeth, dental implant and any other oral surgery procedures are being performed in one of the safest offices in NYC.

To achieved its re-accreditation, Mid Manhattan Oral Surgery passed inspection on hundreds of important criteria concerning patient safety. AAAASF facility inspectors are board certified medical specialists trained to perform a thorough and complete facility inspection. AAAASF facility inspectors follow a regimented procedure to inspect an outpatient surgery facility in the following categories:

• General Environment
• Operating Room Environment, Policy and Procedures
• Recovery Room Environment, Policy and Procedures
• General Safety in the Facility
• Blood and Medications
• Medical Records
• Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement
• Personnel
• Anesthesia

ABOUT THE AAAASF

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF) was established in 1980 to standardize and improve the quality of medical and surgical care in outpatient facilities and assure the public that patient safety is top priority in an accredited facility.

More than 2,200 outpatient facilities are accredited by AAAASF, one of the largest not-for-profit accrediting organizations in the United States. Surgeons, legislators, state and national health agencies and patients acknowledge that AAAASF sets the “gold standard” for quality patient care.

AAAASF programs include surgical, procedural, oral maxillofacial, international surgical and dental. AAAASF is also deemed by Medicare to accredit ambulatory surgery centers, rehabilitation and outpatient therapy agencies and rural health clinics.