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Accreditation & Verification

Geriatric Surgery Verification

Advancing care of older adult patients

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Setting the Standards of Care for Older Adults Undergoing Surgery

The Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) Program has 32 surgical standards (two of which are optional) designed to improve surgical care and outcomes for older adults. Optimizing surgical care for older adults is critical, as patients 65 years and older account for more than 40% of all inpatient operations (and increasing).

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