The Paris Community Hospital Laboratory has been awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists.
This award was presented to the department following a recent on-site inspection. During the visit, the CAP inspectors examined the laboratory’s records and quality control of procedures for the previous two years. The inspection also included examination of the entire staff’s qualifications, the laboratory equipment, facilities, safety program and record, as well as the overall management of the department.
The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, which began in the early 1960s, is recognized by the federal government as being equal to or more stringent than the government’s own inspection program. This is a voluntary inspection that is designed to specifically ensure the highest standard of care for laboratory patients.
Dr. Asuncion Dewitt, the laboratory’s medical director and pathologist, was congratulated for the “excellence of the services being provided.” Paris Community Hospital Laboratory is one of the more than 7,000 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide.
