New York Oral & Facial Surgery, L.L.C. earns AAAASF accreditation for patient safety
For immediate release: July 3, 2017
Contact: Marketing Director, Lisa Stichert
Phone: 847-775-7915
Email: lstichert@aaaasf.org
New York Oral & Facial Surgery, L.L.C. earns AAAASF accreditation for patient safety
CHICAGO, IL — New York Oral & Facial Surgery, L.L.C., in New York, NY has demonstrated its commitment to patient safety by gaining accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) for the second time in a row. AAAASF is celebrating its 37th year of promoting the highest quality patient safety in the ambulatory surgery setting (office-based or outpatient), as well as rehabilitation and outpatient therapy agencies and rural health clinics.
AAAASF requires 100 percent compliance with all accreditation standards and does not offer partial accreditation. If a facility fails to meet any standard, it must correct the deficiency or risk denial or loss of accreditation.
To earn its accreditation, New York Oral & Facial Surgery, L.L. C. passed inspection on hundreds of important criteria concerning patient safety. AAAASF facility surveyors are board certified medical specialists trained to perform a thorough and complete facility inspection. AAAASF facility surveyors follow a regimented procedure to survey 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. For more information, visit http://www.aaaasf.org or Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
New York Oral & Facial Surgery, L.L.C. is the facility for Park Avenue Oral & Facial Surgery, P.C., Park Smiles NYC, and Park Smiles NYC Pediatrics. Our two facilities are conveniently located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and accredited by AAAASF. Our first office is located at 970 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028 (at the corner of 83rd Street). Our second office is located at 1175 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128 (at the corner of 93rd Street). We are dedicated to offering a comprehensive array of the very best dental services in New York in one convenient location. For more information, please visit www.ParkSmilesNYC.com for our comprehensive dental practice, www.ParkAvenueFaces.com for our oral & maxillofacial surgery practice, and www.ParkSmilesNYCPeridatrics.com for our pediatric dental practice.
