A press release today said the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to the Shannon Medical Center Laboratory based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs.
The Shannon Medical Center Lab is one of more than 7,700 CAP-accredited facilities worldwide. The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, begun in the early 1960s, as being equal-to or more-stringent-than the government’s own inspection program.
During the CAP accreditation process, designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients, inspectors examine the laboratory’s records and quality control of procedures for the preceding two years. CAP inspectors also examine laboratory staff qualifications, equipment, facilities, safety program and record, and overall management.
As the leading organization with more than 18,000 board-certified pathologists, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) serves patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. The CAP’s Laboratory Improvement Programs, initiated 65 years ago, currently have customers in more than 100 countries, accrediting 7,700 laboratories and providing proficiency testing to 20,000 laboratories worldwide.
To find more information about the CAP, visit cap.org.
Subscribe to the LIVE! Daily
Required
Post a comment to this article here: