Valley Anesthesiology Consultants' mobile services division receives AAAHC accreditation

VAC Mobile Services, a division of Valley Anesthesiology Consultants, has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Valley is one of only 10 office-based anesthesia groups nationwide to receive AAAHC accreditation, and the only office-based anesthesia organization in Arizona currently accredited by AAAHC.

Status as an accredited organization means Valley has met nationally recognized standards for the provision of quality health care, set by the Accreditation Association. Health care organizations seeking accreditation by the AAAHC undergo an extensive self-assessment and on-site survey by the Accreditation Association's expert surveyors which include physicians, nurses, and administrators who are actively involved in ambulatory health care. The survey is consultative and educational, presenting best practices to help an organization improve its care and services.  

"The demand for peri-operative anesthesia services in the office-based setting continues to be an emerging trend in elective ambulatory surgery," stated Aubrey Maze, MD, Valley's CEO. "Our certificate of accreditation demonstrates that AAAHC, an independent, not-for-profit organization, has closely examined our processes and procedures. Our objective with our mobile services is to deliver the safety and comfort of the operating room to the office setting."

AAAHC accreditation is specifically for organizations that provide diagnostic or medical care on an outpatient basis - where an overnight stay would not be required. Among the types of ambulatory health care organizations that seek AAAHC accreditation are ambulatory and office-based surgery centers, single and multi-specialty group practices, college health centers, dental group practices, community health centers, occupational health centers, and managed care organizations.

SOURCE Valley Anesthesiology Consultants, LTD