CHICAGO: The American College of Surgeons Quality Verification Program (ACS QVP) has recognized its inaugural 25 verified hospitals during this year's ACS Quality and Safety Conference, which took place July 15-18 in Chicago. First launched in July 2021, ACS QVP provides a proven, standardized method for establishing, measuring, and improving a hospital's quality infrastructure across all surgical departments.
The inaugural QVP centers includes three international hospitals-two in Japan and one in Australia-and 22 U.S. hospitals. The first group of hospitals verified by ACS QVP includes a variety of hospital types and sizes, such as community, large and mid-size academic, public safety-net, military, and small/rural, among others. These hospitals were selected to help ensure that ACS QVP can adapt to unique hospital circumstances and provide customized, actionable feedback to a diverse group of hospitals.
