Health & Fitness
Palos Community Hospital’s Laboratory earns Multiple Accreditations
Palos Community Hospital's laboratory passes the toughest inspections a hospital can undergo and receives continued accreditation from the renowned American Association of Blood Banks and College of American Pathologists.
Palos Community Hospital’s laboratory has received continued accreditation from both the American Association of Blood Banks and the College of American Pathologists.
“Both inspection teams were incredibly impressed with our new work areas and the quality of our laboratory services,” says Glenn Janicki, assistant vice president of Professional Services. “We have an admirable history of successful inspections dating back many years. We can now add another to this rich tradition, which can only be attributed to the character, compassion, and dedication of our employees.”
During the unannounced on-site accreditation visits, which were conducted in late April, inspectors assessed the level of technical and administrative performance within the facility.
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Palos is one of more than 7,000 laboratories accredited by CAP, an advocate for high-quality and cost-effective medical care, and is certified for the next two years. The CAP inspection teams also examine the lab’s records and quality control for all procedures for the last two years. The CAP laboratory accreditation program is recognized by the federal government as being equal-to or more stringent than the government’s own inspection programs.
“Patients and their families should be very comfortable with the level of laboratory service that they are receiving at Palos Community Hospital,” says Dr. Antoinette Sperelakis, medical director of the laboratory and chairman of the Pathology Department. “That level of service, along with Mayo Medical Laboratories providing us with reference laboratory service, ensures that our patients are receiving the highest standard of laboratory care.”
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The accreditation from the AABB is for Transfusion Services and is only awarded to facilities committed to the highest standards in patient care. The AABB strives to improve the safety of collecting, processing, testing, distributing and administering blood, blood products and cellular therapy products.
Annually, the laboratory at Palos performs about 1.1 million clinical laboratory tests and processes about 18,000 surgical and cytology cases. It is staffed by four board-certified pathologists and about 140 employees providing services at three sites.
