ACS Verification

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has been verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program (ACS CSV). Le Bonheur is the first hospital in Tennessee to achieve this designation. 

The ACS CSV program was developed to improve the quality of children’s surgical care by creating a system that allows for a prospective match of every child’s individual surgical needs with a care environment that has optimal pediatric resources. Verified centers must meet criteria outlined in the standards document, Optimal Resources for Children’s Surgical Care 2015. CSV standards ensure that children facing surgery receive care under a multidisciplinary program with quality improvement and safety processes, data collection and appropriate resources provided to them as patients at the hospital. 

Le Bonheur’s commitment to excellent care begins with appropriately trained staff and leadership from surgeons who participate in meetings throughout the year to review the center’s surgical outcomes. The surgical team seeks continuous improvement to enhance the structure, process and outcomes of the center. 

To become a verified center, Le Bonheur met essential criteria for staffing, training, facility infrastructure and protocols for care, ensuring its ability to appropriately care for children who are surgical patients. The center also participates in a national data registry that yields semiannual reports on the quality of its processes and outcomes, thus identifying opportunities for continuous quality improvement.

“I am proud that Le Bonheur has received Level I Children’s Surgery Verification from the American College of Surgeons, the first in Tennessee to achieve this recognition,” said Le Bonheur Children’s Interim President/CEO and Surgeon-in-Chief Trey Eubanks, MD. “This is a testament to the high quality and patient-centered care we provide and shows the commitment Le Bonheur has made to providing quality care before, during and after a procedure, helping restore children to optimal health.”