Accreditations & Certifications

QEC is AAAHC (Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care, Inc.) and CMS (Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services) certified and licensed by the state of North Carolina as a freestanding surgery center for endoscopy. AAAHC Institute is a leader in providing ambulatory healthcare organizations opportunities to participate in respected clinical performance measurement studies and educational programs. To be certified, a center voluntarily subjects themselves to meet stringent guidelines for patient and staff safety and participates in benchmarking studies to compare with other similar facilities.