CLEVELAND–University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s adult endoscopy unit is one of 56 units in the country to be recognized by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) for promoting quality in endoscopy. UH Case Medical Center is the only hospital in Ohio to receive this elite honor.

The new ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors endoscopy units that follow the ASGE guidelines on quality assurance, privileging, endoscopy reprocessing and Centers for Disease Control infection control guidelines.

“We are pleased to be the only hospital and academic medical center in Ohio to receive this honor for the outstanding care and safe environment that our endoscopy unit provides to our patients every day,” says Fabio Cominelli, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease and Director or the Digestive Health Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Founded in 1941, the mission of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is to be the leader in advancing patient care and digestive health by promoting excellence in gastrointestinal endoscopy. ASGE, with nearly 11,000 members worldwide, promotes the highest standards for endoscopic training and practice, fosters endoscopic research, recognizes distinguished contributions to endoscopy, and is the foremost resource for endoscopic education.