Park Meadows Outpatient Surgery Awarded Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission

    LONE TREE, CO, June 30, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Park Meadows Outpatient Surgery announced on Monday that it has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its nationally recognized standards. The Gold Seal of Approval is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.

Park Meadows Outpatient Surgery recently underwent a rigorous, unannounced on-site survey. During the review, a team of Joint Commission surveyors with expertise in ambulatory health care evaluated compliance with ambulatory care standards related to a variety of areas, including coordination of care, monitoring for procedures that involve use of sedation or anesthesia, infection prevention and control, management of medications and patient education and training.

"Park Meadows Outpatient Surgery is pleased to receive accreditation from The Joint Commission, the premier health care quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation," said Dr. Christopher Williams, board-certified plastic surgeon and medical director of Park Meadows Outpatient Surgery (PMOS), the state-of-the-art surgical facility at Park Meadows Cosmetic Surgery. "Staff from across our practice continue to work together to develop and implement approaches and strategies that have the potential to improve care for the patients in our community."

PMOS was the first surgical center devoted to plastic surgery in Douglas County to be accredited by The Joint Commission. Opened in 2000, PMOS also belongs to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.

Established in 1975, The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation Program encourages high-quality patient care in all types of freestanding ambulatory care facilities. Today, the Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation Program serves 2,100 ambulatory care providers, with more than 8,500 sites of care which, in turn, serve more than 83 million patient visits annually.

"Joint Commission accreditation provides ambulatory care organizations with the processes contributing to improvements in a variety of areas, from the enhancement of staff education to the demonstration of leading practices within the ambulatory setting," said Michael Kulczycki, executive director of the Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation Program at The Joint Commission. "We commend Park Meadows Cosmetic Surgery and its staff for achieving this pinnacle demonstrating a commitment to patient safety and quality."

"Your passion, dedication and tenacity can ultimately improve patient care," Kulczycki added. "Thank you for your commitment to patient safety and entrusting The Joint Commission to assist you."

The Joint Commission's ambulatory health care standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. The standards are informed by scientific literature and expert consensus to help organizations measure, assess and improve performance.

About Park Meadows Cosmetic Surgery and Park Meadows Outpatient Surgery

A leader in both aesthetic procedures of the breasts and body as well as breast reconstruction, Park Meadows Cosmetic Surgery emphasizes outstanding patient care in a safe and comfortable environment. Founders and board-certified plastic surgeons Dr. Christopher Williams and Dr. Jeremy Williams serve patients in the Denver area, throughout Colorado and visitors from out of state.

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About The Joint Commission

Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, nonprofit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.

Learn more about The Joint Commission at https://www.jointcommission.org/.

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