Orbis Flying Eye Hospital earns AAAASFI accreditation for patient safety
FEH demonstrates quality and safety equivalent to best-in-class outpatient clinicsOrbis, a leading global non-governmental organization (NGO) that works to eliminate avoidable blindness, has demonstrated its commitment to patient safety by gaining accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities International (AAAASFI) for its Flying Eye Hospital (FEH).
To earn its accreditation, Orbis passed inspection of hundreds of important criteria concerning patient safety, the same criteria used to evaluate first class outpatient facilities in the
Enters 35th year with new leadershipThe board of directors for the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF) elected officers and welcomed two new board members Oct. 25.
The officers are as follows:
· President: Dr. Foad Nahai of Atlanta, where he is a professor of plastic surgery at Emory University · President-elect: Dr. David C. Watts of Vineland, New Jersey · Secretary-Treasurer: Dr. Lawrence S. Reed of New York · Vice President of External Relations: Darrell Ranum of Columbus, Ohio · Vice President of Standards: Dr.