Columbia College Student Health Services has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). This is third consecutive AAAHC accreditation for the campus health services department, granted for a three year term.
 
Status as an accredited organization means Columbia College Student Health Services has passed rigorous and nationally recognized standards set by the accreditation association for the provision of quality health care. Over 3,000 ambulatory health care organizations across the United States are accredited by the AAAHC.
 
“Accreditation underscores our long-standing commitment to providing the highest possible levels of quality care to our campus community,” said Mary Ann Young, RN, director of health services.
 
Ambulatory health care organizations seeking accreditation by the AAAHC undergo an extensive on-site, peer-based survey of its facilities and services. Not all ambulatory health care organizations seek accreditation; not all undergoing the on-site survey are granted accreditation.
 
Among the types of ambulatory health care organizations that can seek AAAHC accreditation are ambulatory and office-based surgery centers, single and multi-specialty group practices, college health centers, dental group practices, community health centers, occupational health centers and managed care organizations.