Our Quality Commitment 

Salem Endoscopy Center provides excellent, patient-centered care in a comfortable, safe environment.

We utilize state-of-the-art technology and ensure that our physicians, nurses, and staff receive ongoing education to provide the finest GI care in the Pacific Northwest. Our staff is genuinely concerned about your well-being and works diligently to ensure that your experience with us is as pleasant as possible.

 

 

What makes us special!

• AAAHC, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, accredits Salem Endoscopy Center.
• We participate in the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program. We report on measures that focus on improved health care outcomes, quality, safety, efficiency, and patient satisfaction.
• Our nurses are certified by the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. (SGNA).
• We use only state-of-the-art equipment, including high-definition (HD) endoscopes.
• We provide you and your Primary Care Provider with a copy of the procedure report.
• We use specialized gastroenterological pathologists to assess your biopsies.

 

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Salem Endoscopy Center offers convenience and simplicity, keeping your admitting time short and easy, and providing easy access to nearby parking. Our patients repeatedly give us the highest praise on our satisfaction surveys for our center and specialized staff, with more than 99 percent giving us “satisfied” or “very satisfied” ratings.

Adenoma Detection Rate

An adenoma is a benign (non-cancerous) tumor of glandular origin. Adenomas can grow from many organsincluding the colon. Although these growths are benign, over time they can potentially progress to become malignant (cancerous), at which point they are called adenocarcinomas. Even while benign, they have the potential to cause serious health complications by compressing other structures (mass effect) and by producing large amounts of unregulated hormones.

 

Detection Rate (Male/Female)

National Target Rate: 30% in men, 20% in women.

*Adenoma detection rate

The goals of screening colonoscopy are to prevent colorectal cancer by identifying and removing adenomas and to identify colon or rectal (referred to as colorectal) cancer if it is already present. The most important quality indicator, the Adenoma Detection Rate is the proportion of average-risk patients in whom a physician identifies adenomas during colonoscopy.

 

Complication Rate

Complication Rate is another indicator of quality care. The following chart shows the number of complications compared to the total number of colonoscopies performed: