A free standing facility, other than a physician's office, where surgical and diagnostic services are provided on an ambulatory basis.
means a licensed facility whose primary purpose is to provide surgical procedures and in which the patient is admitted to and discharged within the same day. It has one or more Physicians on duty whenever a patient is in the facility. It is not a facility existing for the primary purpose of terminated pregnancies or an office maintained by a Physician for the practice of medicine nor does it provide services or accommodations for patients to stay overnight.
An organization which provides surgical services on an outpatient basis for patients who do not need to occupy an inpatient, acute care hospital bed.
A place other than a hospital that does outpatient surgery. At an ambulatory (in and out) surgery center, you may stay for only a few hours or for one night.
A separate part of a hospital that does outpatient surgery.