Life Safety findings in surgery centers are overwhelmingly maintenance and documentation items: door assemblies, corridor storage, generator records, medical gas testing and humidity logs. All of them are preventable with a consistent program.
What ASC survey readiness covers
- Life Safety Code assessment under the ambulatory health care occupancy requirements
- Fire door assemblies, fire and smoke barriers and means of egress
- Emergency generator and essential electrical system testing
- Medical gas and vacuum systems and line isolation monitor testing
- Operating room temperature, humidity and pressure relationship monitoring
- Fire drills, emergency preparedness and Environment of Care documentation
Single-site and multi-site centers
Physician-owned centers and management-company affiliated groups can both run the same program. Multi-site groups standardize the checklist and reporting across every center and every state.
Frequently asked questions
AAAHC, The Joint Commission, QUAD A and ACHC, surveying to all Life Safety requirements for CMS.