July 7, 2005

PRESS RELEASE                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jameson Hospital Laboratory Receives CAP and AABB Accreditation

New Castle, PA - The Jameson Hospital Laboratory has been awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), based on the results of recent on-site inspections.  Jameson Hospital laboratories include the North Campus and South Campus Labs and Jameson Diagnostics.  Bieviendido S. Ong, MD, FCAP was recognized and congratulated for the “excellence of the services being provided.” 

During the CAP accreditation process, the inspectors examine the records and quality control of procedures for the preceding two years.  CAP inspectors also examine the entire staff’s qualifications, the laboratory’s equipment, facilities, safety program and record, as well as the overall management of the laboratory.  The stringent inspection program is designed to specifically ensure the highest standard of care for the laboratory’s patients.  Jameson Hospital Laboratory is one of the more than 6,000 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide.

AABB Accreditation is the designation of choice for blood banking, transfusion medicine, blood management and cellular therapies because it demonstrates an organization’s commitment to advanced learning, continuous improvement and innovation by striving to sustain the highest possible level of patient and donor care.

“The AABB’s Accreditation procedures are voluntary,” Dr. Ong explained.  “Jameson Hospital has sought AABB Accreditation because this program assists facilities around the country in achieving excellence by promoting a level of professional and medical expertise that contributes to quality performance.”

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