BRMC's Lab Earns Accreditation
Bradford Regional Medical Center’s (BRMC’s) clinical laboratory has earned another two-year accreditation with an overall score of 96 percent following an inspection by COLA, the accrediting agency.
COLA of Columbia, M.D., is a physician-directed organization whose purpose is to promote excellence in laboratory medicine and patient care through a program of voluntary education, consultation and accreditation.
The accreditation through June of 2011 means BRMC’s clinical laboratory is operating in full compliance with the regulations set forth by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments and also the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said Ron Truax, BRMC’s laboratory technical director.
“They looked at our policies and procedures, quality control, proficiency testing, and educational requirements of our staff,” Mr. Truax said. “The study was not just a look at the work of a few people over three days. It was a rigorous review of what has been done over the past two years since the last inspection,” he noted.
COLA reviewed pathology, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, immuno-hematology, cytology, coagulation, urinalysis, and blood transfusion services, Mr. Truax said.
The laboratory has a staff of 43 employees.
“The dedicated lab staff strives to provide the most accurate and timely test results possible,” Mr. Truax said.
“This accreditation by COLA is a credit to the laboratory’s leadership and the exceptional work provided by the staff,” added Tim Brown, administrative director of BRMC’s Imaging and Cardiovascular Services.
This is nice to know when you've had, and are scheduled for, lots of tests.
COLA of Columbia, M.D., is a physician-directed organization whose purpose is to promote excellence in laboratory medicine and patient care through a program of voluntary education, consultation and accreditation.
The accreditation through June of 2011 means BRMC’s clinical laboratory is operating in full compliance with the regulations set forth by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments and also the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said Ron Truax, BRMC’s laboratory technical director.
“They looked at our policies and procedures, quality control, proficiency testing, and educational requirements of our staff,” Mr. Truax said. “The study was not just a look at the work of a few people over three days. It was a rigorous review of what has been done over the past two years since the last inspection,” he noted.
COLA reviewed pathology, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, immuno-hematology, cytology, coagulation, urinalysis, and blood transfusion services, Mr. Truax said.
The laboratory has a staff of 43 employees.
“The dedicated lab staff strives to provide the most accurate and timely test results possible,” Mr. Truax said.
“This accreditation by COLA is a credit to the laboratory’s leadership and the exceptional work provided by the staff,” added Tim Brown, administrative director of BRMC’s Imaging and Cardiovascular Services.
This is nice to know when you've had, and are scheduled for, lots of tests.
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