Representatives of the HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s laboratory team celebrate the lab receiving the College of American Pathologists (CAP) accreditation. Front: Ashlyn Bohannon, microbiology facilitator. Back row, left to right: Holly Thacker, core lab facilitator; Jean Devore, chemistry facilitator; Sue Faber, laboratory manager; Carrie Repking, laboratory IT; and Dr. Patrick Hemmer, laboratory medical director. The laboratory team is pictured prior to leaving to assist with a CAP accreditation survey at a hospital in Missouri. The CAP accreditation survey is a peer inspection process that aids in sharing of learnings and best practices across accredited facilities.
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s laboratory in Effingham, Illinois, based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs.
St. Anthony’s laboratory medical director, Dr. Patrick R. Hemmer, was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for the excellence of the services being provided. St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s laboratory is one of more than 8,000 CAP-accredited facilities worldwide.
“St. Anthony’s laboratory team is dedicated to serving our community with the highest quality and safety standards,” said Dr. Hemmer. “Receiving this accreditation demonstrates our commitment to providing high quality care to those in our community.”
Mike Janis, St. Anthony’s executive director of professional services, shared, “I am extremely proud of our laboratory colleagues for achieving this national recognition, especially amidst the high demands they have undertaken over the last couple years. Our team continues to exceed expectations, providing highly accurate results to our medical providers in a timely manner,” he said.
The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, begun in the early 1960s, as being equal-to or more-stringent-than the government’s own inspection program.
During the CAP accreditation process, designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients, inspectors examine the laboratory’s records and quality control of procedures for the preceding two years. CAP inspectors also examine laboratory staff qualifications, equipment, facilities, safety program and record, and overall management.
For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, visit St. Anthony’s website at stanthonyshospital.org.
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System’s (HSHS) mission is to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through our high-quality Franciscan health care ministry. HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care to our patients and is dedicated to serving all people, especially the most vulnerable, at each of our physician practices and 15 local hospitals in two states – Illinois (Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Greenville, Highland, Litchfield, O’Fallon, Shelbyville and Springfield) and Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Oconto Falls, Sheboygan and two in Green Bay). HSHS is sponsored by Hospital Sisters Ministries, and Hospital Sisters of St. Francis is the founding institute. For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org. For more information about Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, visit www.hospitalsisters.org.
About the College of American Pathologists
As the world’s largest organization of board-certified pathologists and leading provider of laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing programs, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) serves patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. For more information, read the CAP Annual Report at cap.org.
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