Bangor, Maine-based Downeast Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

  The Joint Commission released a new advisory on de-escalating aggression in healthcare settings.

ASCs should take note of the deficiencies that led to an investigation of Saddle Brook, N.J.-based HealthPlus Surgery Center in late 2018, said Excellentia Advisory Group President and Managing Partner Cathy Montgomery, RN.

The North Bergen, N.J.-based Ambulatory Center for Endoscopy is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Brecksville (Ohio) Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

Woodbury, Minn.-based Summit Orthopedics' Eagan (Minn.) Surgery Center is the country's first ASC to receive The Joint Commission's spine fusion certification.

Latham, N.Y.-based Albany Regional Eye Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

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The American College of Surgeons verified Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota as a level 1 children's surgery center.

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TriStar Hendersonville (Tenn.) Medical Center received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Certification, the Tennessean reports.

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The Joint Commission reviewed its most-read blog posts from 2018.

Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Aspen Surgery Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

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Boca Raton, Fla.-based Aker Kasten Eye Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care awarded The Skin Surgery of Winston-Salem (N.C.) and three of its satellite offices three-year re-accreditation.

The Willow Grove, Pa.-based Abington Surgical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.

Anchorage-based Alaska Spine Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

CMS renewed the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's deeming authority for ASCs.