The Kips Bay Endoscopy Center, also known as KBEC, is an ambulatory surgical care facility that specializes in handling endoscopic procedures. The center is fully accredited by the New York State Department of Health. The Kips Bay Endoscopy Center uses advanced endoscopic equipment and anesthesia technology. It employs a staff of registered nurses, endoscopy technicians and support staff. The center specializes in providing colonscopy, a procedure that involves the insertion of a lighted flexible tube called a colonscope into the rectum. It also utilizes a technology in which images of the upper gastrointestinal tract is provided by inserting a tube. The Kips Bay Endoscopy Center is located in New York City.