Our Quarterly Safety Record
A Safety Record You Can Verify
Patient safety is our highest priority at the Center for Specialty Surgery. Part of our infection control program is public reporting of our own infection rates, so patients can make an informed decision about where to have surgery. We take prevention, quality improvement, and infection reduction seriously, and our program meets Oregon's administrative rules for ambulatory surgery centers and Medicare's Conditions for Coverage.
We're also a charter member of the Oregon Patient Safety Commission's reporting program. Participation is voluntary under Oregon law, and we've reported our numbers to them (and published them here) every quarter since we joined.
What the Numbers Measure
How We Track Infections & Complications
The totals below include both surgical and interventional pain procedures performed at our facility. We follow every patient for 90 days after their procedure to check for infection, since a surgical site infection can sometimes show up weeks after surgery.
Where This Comes From
The Standards Behind Our Reporting
Our infection control program follows Oregon's administrative rules for ambulatory surgery centers and Medicare's Conditions for Coverage. We're also accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)(opens in a new tab), which requires a trained professional to lead an active infection control program, verified through regular surveys.
We’ve been charter members of the Oregon Patient Safety Commission's(opens in a new tab) confidential reporting program since 2007. Oregon law that makes that participation voluntary, and we’ve reported our numbers every quarter since joining, regardless of whether we’re required to. For a broader look at how surgery centers like ours compare to hospitals on safety, cost, and scheduling, see our Ambulatory Surgery Center vs. Hospital Surgery page.
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