Ambulatory Surgical Facilities Home Page - Washington State Department of Health

Ambulatory surgical facilities provide outpatient services and use general anesthesia. Patients stay at the facility for less than twenty-four hours.

Surgical services are invasive procedures that use a knife, laser, cautery, cytogenics, or chemicals to remove, correct, or aid the diagnosis or cure of:

• Deformities.

• Disease.

• Injury.

Some types of surgical facilities are:

• Ear, Nose, & Throat Surgery.

• Eye Surgery.

• Foot Surgery.

• General Surgery.

• Gynecologic Surgery.

• Orthopedic Surgery.

• Plastic Surgery.

• Stomach/Intestinal Surgery.

The following are not considered ambulatory surgical facilities:

• Ambulatory surgical facility licensed as part of a hospital.

• Dental offices.

• Doctor's office where surgical procedures are conducted without general anesthesia.

• Facilities that do not use general anesthesia.

ASF Links

Application Packet

Certification & Accreditation Organizations

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

For more information contact Health Professions and Facilities at 360.236.2905

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Last Update : 10/19/2009 03:24 PM
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