Ambulatory Surgery Centers have long been considered safer than hospitals by most that work at an ASC and probably by the general public. In part that is because the types of procedures performed at ASCs tend to have a lower risk [...]
With so much of our resources, time and energy devoted to keeping staff and patients safe from COVID-19, maybe it’s been a little easier lately to let other areas of safety fall to the background.
The first World Patient Safety Day, on Sept. 17 of this year, draws attention to the 134 million adverse events that occur in healthcare settings across the globe. ASCs are understandably proud of their low rates of adverse events [...]