One component to assure UHS accurately measures patient safety and quality care is external agency accreditation. Accreditation is a voluntary process through which an organization is able to measure the quality of its services and performance against nationally recognized standards.
University Health Services will participate in an in-person AAAHC accreditation on February 28 and March 1, 2022.
Accreditation is a rigorous process which starts with self-assessment followed by thorough review by an on-site evaluation by surveyors with experience in the college health setting. UHS has been continually accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) since 1983. UHS completed its most recent survey in summer of 2018 and was awarded a full three-year term of accreditation, the highest level offered.
Members of the general public, patients, and individuals on the staff of this organization, believing that they have relevant and valid information about this organization’s provision of health care or compliance with AAAHC Standards, may request to present this information to AAAHC surveyors at the time of the survey or may communicate such information in writing or by telephone to the AAAHC office.