American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities

The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc (AAAASF) has accredited ambulatory surgery facilities since 1980. Their primary goal is to promote the highest quality patient safety in the ambulatory (office based or outpatient) surgery setting. Accreditation represents a high level of attention to the details that make a surgery facility safer.

Grand Strand Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Center, PA has voluntarily participated in the AAAASF program since 1996. We meet AAAASF's strict requirements for facility director, medical specialist certification, staff credentials, and passed a thorough inspection by a qualified AAAASF Facility Inspector. AAAASF Facility Inspectors are board certified medical specialists trained to perform a detailed and complete facility inspection.

AAAASF Facility Inspectors follow a regimented procedure to inspect an outpatient surgery facility in the following ten categories, General Environment, Operating Room Enviroment (Policy and Procedures), Recovery Room Environment (Policy & Procedures), General Safety in the Facility, Blood and Medicines, Medical Records, Quality Assessment/Quality Improvement, Personnel, Governance, and Anesthesia.