Laboratories receive accreditation from the College of American Pathologists
FARRELL AND GREENVILLE, April 6, 2011– The laboratories at UPMC Horizon’s Greenville and Shenango Valley campuses recently were awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The accreditation was based on the results of a recent onsite inspection.
During the CAP accreditation process, inspectors examine a laboratory’s records and quality control of procedures for the preceding two years. CAP inspectors also examine laboratory staff qualifications as well as the laboratory’s equipment, facilities, safety program and record, and overall management of the laboratory. This stringent inspection program is designed to specifically ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients.
UPMC Horizon’s laboratories are among more than 7,000 CAP-accredited laboratories worldwide. The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, which began in the 1960s, is recognized by the federal government as being equal to or more stringent than the government’s own inspection program.
For more information about CAP, visit www.cap.org.