DVIDS – Information – Munson Military Well being Middle Lab excels throughout nationwide inspection

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Munson Military Well being Middle's medical laboratory lately earned an exceptionally good rating throughout its accreditation from the Faculty of American Pathologists.

“It was a complete inspection primarily based on six 1,000-item checklists that had been inspected in our lab, and we handed it with flying colours,” mentioned Capt. TeTeama Bennett, Munson lab director and medical laboratory scientist.

The 2-person inspection crew spent two days in Munson inspecting laboratory information and high quality management procedures to make sure the very best stage of take care of all laboratory sufferers. In addition they examined the qualifications of laboratory personnel, tools, services, the laboratory security program, and total administration.

“I’m very pleased with the work we do within the laboratory and the nice crew we’ve right here. [The] The CAP inspection serves as validation of every little thing we do to acquire affected person take a look at outcomes,” mentioned Jennifer Evans, Munson Laboratory High quality Assurance Supervisor. “There are literally thousands of CAP requirements that each laboratory technician should meet day-after-day, for each analytical instrument and each take a look at carried out. If there’s a downside, the inspectors will discover it.”

Bennett mentioned CAP is the world's largest group of licensed pathologists and the main supplier of laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing applications throughout the civilian healthcare business.

“This group inspects greater than eight,000 scientific laboratories of all sizes and styles in the US and overseas, so sustaining their accreditation demonstrates how effectively we’re doing our job,” Bennett mentioned. “I’m extraordinarily pleased with our crew and the companies they supply to our sufferers.”

Medical laboratories carry out advanced checks on organic samples, resembling blood and tissues, that assist medical suppliers diagnose or rule out illnesses.

The Munson laboratory undergoes an on-site inspection each two years.

For extra details about laboratory companies, go to https://munson.tricare.mil/Well being-Companies/Lab-Assessments-Radiology/Laboratory