What Surgical Quality Care Means

The Children's Surgery Verification Program ensures that children’s hospitals provide the best possible resources for infants and children going through surgery.

Hospitals accredited by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) focus on improving the lives of people during and after cancer treatment. CoC-accredited programs support cancer prevention, education, and better care.

The Emergency General Surgery Verification Program helps hospitals give quick, high-quality care for emergencies like appendicitis. Teams with members of different specialties work together to improve care.

The Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) Program improves surgery for older adults. The GSV program helps hospitals care for the unique needs of older patients, who are a growing part of the population.

The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) makes sure weight-loss surgery centers meet high safety and care standards. MBSAQIP aims to lower the number of complications after surgery.

Hospitals and centers accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) focus on patient care, making sure people with breast cancer and diseases get full support from diagnosis to recovery.

The National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer helps patients with rectal cancer get care from a team of different experts. This leads to better results, fewer cases of the cancer coming back, and longer lives.

The ACS QVP helps hospitals improve the quality of care they provide. It gives them a clear process to follow, measure, and improve their ability to help patients.

The Trauma Verification, Review, and Consultation Program sets standards for the best care of injured patients. These standards are used by many states to label trauma centers in their areas.

The Vascular Verification Program helps centers prevent and treat issues like strokes, leg pain, aneurysms and problems with blood vessels. The program offers three levels of participation.

ACS NSQIP collects data to help hospitals and surgeons understand their quality of care compared to others. Hospitals can use this information to improve care for their patients.

NSQIP Pediatric collects data to help hospitals improve surgery for children. The program focuses on reducing complications, improving care, and helping kids recover faster.

The ACS Trauma Quality Improvement Program collects data to help hospitals improve the care they provide to injured patients. Hospitals can compare their results to others and make clinical improvements.