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‘Vascular surgery is leading the way’: Neurodivergence in care
“We are the first major U.S.-based surgical society to present this topic to our membership. Once again, vascular surgery is leading the way,” said Carlos Pineda, MD, a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Cultural Competency Committee (CCC),…
Froedtert Hospital first in Wisconsin to earn national vascular verification
Froedtert Hospital has become the first hospital in Wisconsin to receive national verification as a Comprehensive Inpatient Vascular Center through the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Vascular Verification Program (VVP), in partnership with the SVS. The designation also recognizes Froedtert…
Anton Sidawy becomes president of American College of Surgeons
Former Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) President Anton N. Sidawy, MD, FACS, DFSVS, became the 106th president of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) at the ACS Clinical Congress 2025 in Chicago earlier this month (Oct. 4–7). A professor of…
Vascular Verification Program verifies first community hospital
Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction Colorado was awarded ACS/SVS Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP) designation on Nov. 19, 2024. By achieving this prestigious status, the medical center demonstrated its commitment to delivering high quality treatment for patients…
Study reports lack of evidence to support theory that hospital integration improves value of healthcare
A systematic review of U.S. literature focused on analyzing the effects of mergers and acquisitions on healthcare suggests that there is a lack of evidence to support the theory that integration is an effective strategy for improving the value of…
Former SVS president named ACS president-elect
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) elected Anton N. Sidawy, MD, as president-elect during the ACS annual business meeting on Oct. 22. He served as president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) in 2010. Sidawy is currently the Lewis…
Vascular-VP: ‘The blueprint for what a quality vascular program should look like’
Some of the benefits to quality care provision ensuing from participation in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and SVS Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP) could be almost immediate. This is among the insights set to feature during one of the…
The ‘modern’ VA has made great strides with patient outcomes and satisfaction scores
Data can be granular and clarifying. Conversely, data without appropriate context can lack nuance—like a paint-by-numbers portrait using only one crayon. A recent article publivenshed by Becker’s Hospital Review, and promoted by the medical network Doximity, listed the top 10…
SVS-ACS Vascular Verification Program marks release of new standards for outpatient vascular centers
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) have released new standards for outpatient vascular centers to help them provide optimal care and treatment of patients receiving vascular surgical and procedural care. These new standards,…
SVS, ACS launch new quality verification program
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) have launched the “Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP),” an ACS Quality Program developed in partnership with the SVS. The newly launched inpatient program reviews not just safety processes…