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Optimal Resources for Children's Surgical Care

The Optimal Resources for Children's Surgical Care standards document details the principles regarding resource standards, quality improvement and safety processes, data collection, and a verification process. The program evaluates three levels of care, aligned to the standards and expected scope of practice at the pediatric hospital. An interactive PDF of each standards document is available for download.

Optimal Resources for Children’s Surgical Care 2021

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Questions regarding the standards presented in Optimal Resources for Children’s Surgical Care should be submitted to childrenssurgery@facs.org.