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About Us

Western Carolina Digestive Consultants is a comprehensive gastroenterology practice, operating in 2 locations: Franklin, NC and Sylva, NC.

Both of our locations boast “big city” state-of-the-art technology while remaining in small towns. We strive to treat every patient who walks through our doors with professionalism and high quality care.

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AAAHC Accredited

In an effort to provide the highest standard of care, our Endoscopy Center is accredited with AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare), as an Ambulatory Surgical Center.

  • “AAAHC was founded in 1979 and is the leader in ambulatory health care accreditation with more than 6,100 organizations accredited. We accredit a wide range of outpatient settings including ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery facilities, endoscopy centers, student health centers, medical and dental group practices, community health centers, employer-based health clinics, retail clinics, and Indian/Tribal health centers, among others.
  • AAAHC advocates for the provision of high-quality health care through the development and adoption of nationally-recognized Standards. We provide a valuable survey experience founded on a peer-based, educational approach to on-site review.
  • The AAAHC Certificate of Accreditation demonstrates an organization’s commitment to providing safe, high-quality services to its patients. It is recognized by third-party payers, medical professional associations, liability insurance companies, state and federal agencies, and the public.”
  • To find out more visit:https://www.aaahc.org/about/

Awarded

Rated 3/3 for “Best Colonoscopy & Endoscopy “

Ratings Details:

Number of Procedures Performed

“This surgical center treated a high number of Medicare patients compared to the national median and a high number of patients compared to the North Carolina median.”

“More experience in performing procedures or treating conditions correlates to positive patient outcomes.”

Length of Stay

“Longer than expected patient stay in a long-term care facility post-operation

“A longer length of stay implies that there may have been complications.”

Complications

“Lower than average instance of complications

A low instance of complications indicates that fewer issues than average arose during procedures at this facility”

Unplanned ER visits

“Average instance of post-procedure ER visits

An unplanned post-procedure ER visit is indicative of complications.”

Patient outcomes

“Average or fewer than expected poor patient outcomes”

Unplanned hospital admissions

“Very low instance of post-procedure hospital admissions

An unplanned hospital admission post-procedure is indicative of complication”

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