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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Membership Benefits
ACS
Vascular Verification Program

Vascular Verification Program Annual Fees

Vascular Inpatient Verification (all levels)*

does not include registry access

$20,000 USD

Vascular Inpatient Verification* + ACS NSQIP Vascular Module
includes limited registry access to Vascular Module and variables only; does not include full ACS NSQIP

$34,000 USD

$28,000 USD for Small/Rural Hospitals

Vascular Inpatient Verification* + ACS NSQIP QVP
includes access to all ACS NSQIP modules and QVP Focused Verification

$46,000 USD

$30,000 USD for Small/Rural Hospitals

*What is included in the Vascular Verification Fee:

  • Full access to all program materials and resources.
  • Full access to ACS staff who will provide guidance on verification site visit preparation, follow up, and next steps.
  • A virtual or in-person site visit conducted by a trained surgeon reviewer(s)—the hospital may be asked to cover some travel expenses for site visits conducted in-person. The annual fee covers the cost of a site visit every three years. If additional site visits within a three-year period are required or requested, additional fees may apply.
  • A detailed site visit report that outlines strengths, opportunities for improvement, and guidance for future quality program development.
  • Various networking opportunities, educational events, and tools to help a hospital continue to develop and/or improve their surgical quality infrastructure in between verification site visits.
  • Hospitals that achieve verified status will be recognized on the ACS website and will also be provided access to a marketing toolkit that contains Vascular-VP logos, press releases, and other digital assets to promote their status as a Vascular-VP Verified Hospital.

For additional information:

Vascular-VP visit www.facs.org/vascular

ACS NSQIP visit www.facs.org/nsqip

ACS QVP visit www.facs.org/qvp