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San Luis Valley Health Laboratory Receives Accreditation

We are pleased to announce that the San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center Laboratory has passed an on-site inspection to receive accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP).  

The laboratory team, lead by Dr. Kendal Knaus and Lab Director Mary Rice, was measured on over 1,000 standards and passed with a score of 98%.  The official news release from CAP was released on July 30, 2014. 

This article is part of the series “Introducing our Strategy Map: 2014-15” for San Luis Valley Health.  This article focuses on the second of four strategies, Very Best in Quality and Safety, that San Luis Valley Health will focus on in the upcoming year.

Team gathered with on-site inspection accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP)