What are the most common QUAD A Life Safety deficiencies?

Door closers missing or doors propped open, storage in egress paths, missing fire wall separation, unsealed penetrations, no evidence of fire drills and doors swinging against egress.

Do you work with office-based surgery facilities?

Yes, where the facility is surveyed to Life Safety and physical environment standards.

Accreditation readiness

QUAD A Life Safety Survey Readiness

QUAD A, formerly AAAASF, accredits ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery facilities and outpatient facilities, including under its CMS-deemed program for Medicare-certified surgery centers. Life Safety Code deficiencies are consistently among the most cited findings in QUAD A surveys.

The most frequent QUAD A Life Safety citations are door closers, propped doors, corridor storage, fire wall separation, unsealed penetrations, missing fire drill evidence and door swing against egress. Every one of them is preventable.

What a QUAD A readiness review covers

Life Safety Code compliance under ambulatory health care or business occupancy requirements
Rated door assemblies, closers and door swing
Fire wall separation and penetration sealing
Corridor and egress clearance
Fire drill, emergency generator and medical gas documentation
Emergency preparedness plan and drills

Medicare deemed status surveys

Surgery centers accredited under QUAD A's Medicare deemed status program are surveyed to the Life Safety Code and NFPA 99 requirements CMS has adopted. SRC surveys to both the QUAD A standards and the CMS requirements.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The mock survey covers the facilities and Life Safety portion of the QUAD A survey.