One of Only Three Level 1 Children’s Surgery Centers in New England
Hasbro Children’s Hospital announced that it has been verified as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The designation, the highest ACS award available for quality of care, is given as part of The ACS’ Children’s Surgery Verification Improvement Program, or CSV program, which addresses the surgical care of infants and children. Hospitals that participate in ACS quality programs, such as the CVS program, earn the distinction of being an ACS Surgical Quality Partner (SQP). Hasbro Children’s Hospital, the only Level 1 verified children’s surgery center in RI, is among only 50 surgery programs nationwide to have attained level 1 verification.
The CSV Program, which recognizes institution-wide excellence in patient care, collaboration, and quality improvement processes, addresses gaps in surgical care to achieve better clinical outcomes, from relatively simple to high-risk and complex procedures, including:
- Trauma care
- Neonatal surgery
- Intussusception
- Pyloric stenosis; and
- Appendicitis
“Being recognized as a level 1 children’s surgery center recognizes our cohesive delivery of extraordinary surgical care for children throughout Rhode Island and southern New England,” said Sarah Frost, Chief of Hospital Operations, and President, Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital. “This distinction acknowledges the expertise, efforts and dedication of our exceptional staff.”
Receiving a level 1 CSV designation demonstrates that a hospital has invested in systems directed toward pediatric surgical patients receiving high-quality, coordinated care and that its programs have made the effort to provide supportive services and resources addressing the full continuum of care in surrounding communities. A Level I children’s surgical center is a regional resource and tertiary- or quaternary-care facility central to the children’s health care system and must have the capability of providing leadership and comprehensive care for all aspects of children’s surgical needs. In this central role, the Level I center must have adequate depth of resources and personnel and is expected to manage large numbers of patients. The scope of care at a Level I center includes care for major congenital anomalies and complex diseases, requiring multidisciplinary teams.
“It really is about us having a whole system of specialists and subspecialists at Hasbro Children’s Hospital working collaboratively as a team and continually learning from each other that has enabled us to build a massive center of excellence and provide our patients with progressive, top-notch care year after year,” said Francois Luks, MD, PhD, pediatric surgeon-in-chief and division chief of pediatric surgery, Hasbro Children’s Hospital.
Hasbro Children’s Hospital's ACS verification as a Level I children’s surgery center extends through 2026.