Allentown, PA (Aug. 19, 2016) – Health Network Laboratories (HNL) is delighted to announce that it was awarded full accreditation from the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). HNL has achieved full CAP accreditation status continuously over the last 18 years—since the lab’s creation in 1998— and this current award, once again, affirms that this diagnostic laboratory meets the highest standards of excellence in quality laboratory practices.
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.
“We are proud of our CAP accreditation which serves to confirm that our clients and patients can continue to expect superior service with the utmost quality, accuracy and peace of mind every time they choose Health Network Laboratories for all of their diagnostic needs — that is what matters most,” said HNL President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Fisher M.D., MBA.
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.
About Health Network Laboratories Health Network Laboratories (HNL), headquartered in Allentown, Pa., has more than 45 Patient Service Centers (PSCs) conveniently located throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With a staff of 25 board-certified pathologists and lab scientists, and with more than 400 certified lab scientists and phlebotomists, HNL has been providing high quality, advanced laboratory diagnostic testing to its regional communities for more than 15 years. Find more information about HNL at healthnetworklabs.com. Follow us on facebook, Twitter, vimeo, and Linkedin.
About the College of American Pathologists
As the leading organization with 18,000 board-certified pathologists, 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. The CAP’s Laboratory Improvement Programs, initiated 65 years ago, currently have customers in more than 100 countries, accrediting 7,800 laboratories and providing proficiency testing to 20,000 laboratories worldwide. Find more information about the CAP at cap.org. Follow CAP on Twitter: @pathologists.
