GREENFIELD – Adair County Health System’s (ACHS) Sleep Study Services recently earned accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC).
This three-year accreditation ensures that ACHS’s sleep program meets or exceeds all required standards set forth by ACHC. All ACHC accreditation surveys are conducted by sleep specialists who offer evidence-based best practices to ensure all quality measures and standards are met or exceeded.
Sleep apnea is very common. According to the National Sleep Foundation more than 18 million Americans suffer from this disease. If sleep apnea is left untreated, it can have serious and even life-threatening consequences such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, depression, memory problems and weight gain.
Risk factors for sleep apnea include being male, being overweight, over age 40, large neck size of 17 inches or greater for males and 16 inches or greater for females, having large tonsils, a large tongue or small jaw bone, having a family history of sleep apnea, having gastroesophageal reflux or nasal obstruction due to a deviated septum, allergies or sinus problems.
Along with the accreditation, other benefits of choosing ACHS for sleep services include convenient and local, simple referral process, fast referral to study scheduling, quick interpretation turn-around time and follow up with local professionals.
Sleep studies are scheduled through a physician or provider referral. Talk to a provider today and enjoy the benefits of accredited sleep services at ACHS.