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Our Private Operating Room
Hospitals are busy places with almost no privacy.
Our operating room offers privacy and the highest level of care.
The private operating room of James Green, MD has earned the highest level of accredation "Class C" from The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities. AAAASF accreditation has been recognized as the "gold standard" for surgical facilities to help provide patients with the assurance of safety and quality in all aspects of their outpatient surgery experience. Every accredited facility must meet stringent national standards for equipment, operating safety, personnel and surgeon credentials. It is a dynamic process, requiring constant review and revision of standards to reflect the current state-of-the-art. AAAASF rigorously inspects and evaluates each facility seeking accreditation to ensure that is meets the highest standards for preoperative, intra-operative and post-operative requirements. After accreditation is achieved, AAAASF requires an annual in-house evaluation.
The vast majority of ambulatory surgery facilities are unaccredited, operating independent of any peer review and inspection process. A growing number of states throughout the country, however, are recognizing the need for mandatory accreditation. Studies have demonstrated that, typically the cost to a patient for a procedure performed in an accredited ambulatory surgery facility is only one-third to one-half of the cost for the same procedure performed in a hospital. One of the factors contributing to lower cost is the outstanding safety record of accredited ambulatory facilities.
All AAAASF-accredited facilities must:
- Comply with applicable local, state, and federal regulations including fire safety, sanitation and building codes for the protection of patients and medical personnel;
- Adhere to federal laws and regulations affecting their operation such as OSHA blood-borne pathogens standards, hazardous waste standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act;
- Utilize advanced instruments and monitoring devices for patient safety during surgery and in the recovery period;
- Allow surgery to be performed only by qualified surgeons who have privileges to perform the same surgical procedures in an accredited hospital. Surgeons must meet the standards, such as peer review and continuing medical education, required for operating in an accredited hospital. Surgeons must be certified (or eligible for certification) in surgical specialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. This is an important distinction between AAAASF and other organizations that may not require this high standard of qualifications for physicians operating within their accredited facilities; and
- Provide for the administration of general anesthesia, when appropriate, by a board-certified or board-eligible anesthesiologist or a certified registered nurse anesthetist. Other personnel assisting in surgery and providing care for the patient in the recovery room include specially trained and certified surgical technicians, registered nurses, and licensed practical nurses.
AAAASF accreditation is today's best assurance of safety, quality and efficiency in the outpatient surgery environment. It is the program that has achieved wide recognition from the medical community, state legislatures, state and national health care agencies, insurance companies and patients. For more information please visit: http://www.aaaasf.org/consumers.php
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 James Green, MD | Plastic Surgery, Santa Fe | Phone (505) 988 2215
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