Please be sore to check on the facility where your plastic surgery will be performed, whether it may be in a hospital or clinic, or in an office-clinic.
Check Hospitals: www.AHD.com.
Surgical centers should be accredited by:
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The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery.
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Call the AAAASF at (888) 545-5222
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http://www.AAAASF.org
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The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
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Call the AAAHC at (847) 853-6060
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Visit http://www.aaahc.org
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The Joint commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
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Call JCAHO The Joint Commission on Accreditation at 630 792 5531
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Fax: 630 792 4531
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Visit www.JCAHO.org
OR JointCommission.org
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Is your anesthesiologist certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)?
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Call the ABA at (919) 881-2570
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Check Nurse Anesthetists' Credentials:
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Call: The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) - (847) 692-7050
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Be sure that there are prior arrangements for hospital admittance should complications arise