SOUTHEAST'S LAB AT PARK IS ACCREDITED

Southeast Missouri Hospital's Doctors' Park Laboratory has been awarded a two-year accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists based on results of an on-site inspection.

"The inspection process is a rigorous one," said Lab Director Tony Williams. He said inspectors examine records and quality control of the lab for the preceding two years as well as the education and qualifications of staff, adequacy of facilities, equipment, lab safety and management to determine how well the lab is serving patients.

The accreditation program, begun in the early 1960s, is recognized by the federal government as being equal to or more stringent than the government's own inspection program.

The lab is one of more than 4,200 accredited laboratories nationwide.