What does an SRC surgical designation mean?

Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) assesses defined surgical programmes and offers separate facility, surgeon and care-network designations. SRC describes itself as an independent nonprofit organisation based in the United States.

Who runs it and is it the government?

SRC operates as an independent organisation, not a US government licensing authority. The designation's full name tells you whether it concerns a facility, a surgical programme, an individual or a care network.

A Centre of Excellence claim and a Master Surgeon claim therefore require different interpretations. Ask who received the designation before deciding what it says about the hospital you plan to use. A surgeon's individual recognition should not be rewritten as whole-hospital accreditation.

What does it assess and for how long?

SRC uses programme-specific requirements and assessment. The relevant standards depend on the surgical programme and designation. SRC's facility-programme information provides the route for identifying the facility offering.

Ask SRC which assessment method applies to the exact claim, including any site-survey arrangements. Request the current status and award period directly if the certificate or directory does not make them clear. Do not apply one programme's renewal cycle to every SRC designation.

If a clinic gives you several SRC titles, keep each attached to its recipient. The facility's programme and the surgeon's individual designation can be checked together without merging them into a single, broader award.

How do I find a clinic in its register?

Open SRC's Find a Provider directory. Select the provider type or designation and location, then locate the relevant record. Read whether the result concerns a Centre of Excellence, Master Surgeon or care network.

Compare that designation with the claim in your treatment proposal. If a hospital advertises an individual's award, ask for the separate facility or programme record that supports any wider statement. SRC's frequently asked questions provide another route for clarifying the categories.

If the status or term remains unclear, ask SRC to confirm the particular record. A general explanation of a programme does not settle an individual provider's current designation.

What does it not tell me?

An individual designation does not establish whole-hospital accreditation. No SRC award guarantees the result of your surgery, and the treating professional's local licence remains a separate check.

Use How to check any mark in five minutes before relying on the claim.

Checked on 23 October 2026.