About Physicians West El Paso

We continually strive to provide excellent quality care in a safe environment. Our organization is involved in the following state and national healthcare quality initiatives and groups:

• AAAHC and CMS Healthcare Quality Alliance
• Association of periOperative Registered Nursing (AORN)
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
• ASC Quality Collaboration

Within the facility we utilize a healthcare team to make improvements in the following areas:

• National Patient Safety Goals
• Pain Management
• Patient Flow Efficiency Throughout The Center
• Medication Safety
• Infection Control
• Patient Satisfaction
• Multiple areas are monitored to evaluate processes and outcomes.
• Some examples include:
• Surgical Appropriateness
• Sterilization of Instruments
• Pre procedure Time-outs
• Medication Administration Safety
• Prevention of Healthcare Acquired Infections
• Thrombosis Risk Assessment