Medical center lab scores high on accreditation
The Western News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 12 months AGO
Cabinet Peaks Medical Center lab employees, from left: Lynn Thomson, Roger Riddle, Jennifer Hock, Dave Baker and Julie Kendall. (Courtesy photo)
Cabinet Peaks Medical Center Laboratory announced it has again been accredited by the national healthcare accreditation organization COLA.
According to a news release, the Laboratory scored 100 percent in 10 of 15 survey areas — Facility, Proficiency Testing, Lab Information Systems, Preanalytic, Procedure Manual, Maintenance, Verification of Performance, Calibration, Postanalytic, Quality Assurance and Transfusion Services — and in the high 90s in the other five areas.
For more information about the laboratory, call Roger Riddle at 406-283-7099.
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