The Skin Cancer Center OBS
AWARDED ACCREDITATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION

By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety, The Skin Cancer Center OBS has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™.

Experts predict that the number of surgical procedures performed in 2007 in physician offices and ambulatory surgery centers will surpass those performed in hospitals. As the nation's leading evaluator of patient safety and health care quality in organizations, The Joint Commission has more than 50 years' experience in promoting patient safety and high quality care for individuals seeking care in health care organizations.

The Joint Commission introduced office-based surgery standards in 2001 to provide oversight for small practices performing invasive procedures.