Our Surgical Facility
Welcome to Partington Plastic Surgery Center and our Ambulatory Surgical Suite. Our surgery center is accredited by the American Association of Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF) and licensed by the Washington State Department of Health.
In any given office hallway, there are roughly 850,000 particles per one cubic foot. These particles include skin flakes, pollen, viruses, bacteria and kicked up carpet dust and ceiling debris. The healthy human body is designed to filter out many of these particles but when you are in surgery is compromised and an open wound gives these particles a route of entry to your body, leading to a possible infection.
Within our Surgical Suite, we have designed a HIPPA filtration system specific to our clinic. This is a filtration system you will not find in another clinic, surgical facility or hospital. The average hospital Operating Room or Ambulatory Surgical Facility maintains a count of roughly 5000 particles in one cubic foot of air. Our Surgical Suite maintains a count of 2,500 in one cubic foot or air. That is a dramatic reduction in potentially harmful particles in the air. We maintain that count on a non surgical day. When we are performing a surgery, we will have our HIPPA system set to surgery levels where our facility will maintain 100 particles per cubic foot.
Is this important? Yes!
The average infection rate of hospitals and most ambulatory surgical centers is 3 to 7%. This means that between 3 and 7 patients out of 1000 will experience a post surgical infection. This is dramatically lower than in past decades and is considered "good." At Partington Plastic Surgery Center, with over 500 surgeries performed in our State of the Art Operating Suite since our opening 1 1/2 years ago, the post-operative infection rate is 0.1% or 1 in 1000.
What can a post-operative infection cause?
- Delayed wound healing
- Additional surgery
- Poor and/or excessive scarring both internally and externally
- More time off work and lost income for the patient
- Infection can contribute to an unfavorable cosmetic result.
- In rare cases, infection can lead to death
At Partington Plastic Surgery Center, we want you to have the best experience from beginning to finish and want you to have the best possible result from you procedure. Our surgical suite was built with you in mind and is part of our dedication to your health and safety.
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