Ambulatory surgical facilities (ASF) are state licensed facilities that provide outpatient specialty or multi-specialty surgical services. Patients are admitted and discharged within 24 hours. Most ASFs are also Medicare certified. ASFs provide patients an alternative to hospital-based surgery, often at a reduced cost.
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Current topics
- NEW - Due to recent budget cuts the Department is pausing all adverse event (AE) reporting activities until further notice including processing submitted AE reports, amendments, retractions, and extensions, and sending and reviewing the AE Check-in Survey. As the Department assesses next steps, medical facilities outlined in RCW 70.56 must continue to submit AE reports to the department.
- Inspection survey - If your ambulatory surgical facility was recently inspected, we'd appreciate your feedback; please take a moment to complete an anonymous, Web-based survey.
- Reducing infection: things ASF staff members should watch out for - We've created some resources to help keep ambulatory surgery centers safe. Read more about what ASF staff members can do.