S V M H GETS KUDOS - 12/03/12 20:36 S.S.

ALONG  WITH  THE  MAIN  LABORATORY AT  SALINAS  VALLEY  MEMORIAL  HOSPITAL GETTING  ACCREDITED,  THE  HOSPITAL’S  EMERGENCY  DEPARTMENT HAS  SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETED  A  QUALITY  ACHIEVEMENT  PROGRAM.   AFTER  AN  ON-SITE  INSPECTION,   THE MAIN  LAB WAS  ACCREDITED  BY  THE  COLLEGE  OF  AMERICAN  PATHOLOGISTS (also known as  “CAP”).    CALIFORNIA’S  LARGEST  PROVIDER  OF  PROFESSIONAL  LIABILITY  INSURANCE  AND  RISK  MANAGEMENT  SERVICES SAYS  THAT  THE  EMERGENCY  DEPARTMENT AT  S.V.M.H.  HAS  COMPLETED  THE “QUEST  FOR  ZERO:  TIER  1”, WHICH  DEMONSTRATED  THAT  THE  DEPARTMENT  HAS  CARE-  PRACTICES,  PROCEDURES AND  POLICIES THAT  MEET  THE  HIGHEST  STANDARDS  IN  CALIFORNIA.