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April 19, 2010
by Jennifer Westfall
Hospital News
For Immediate Release
April 19, 2010
Contact: Jennifer Westfall
Franklin Regional Medical Center
919-497-8460 or jwestfall@novanthealth.org
Franklin Regional Medical Center Receives National Accreditation
Louisburg, N.C. – Franklin Regional Medical Center has been awarded national laboratory accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent onsite inspection.
This is Franklin Regional’s fifth CAP Accreditation; their first was awarded in March 2002. The laboratory’s director, Dell A. Dembosky, MD, was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for the excellence of the services being provided.
“It is our honor to serve the people of Franklin County,” said Budd Radovich, laboratory director at Franklin Regional. “We will continue to work hard to improve the health of our community and every patient who entrusts their care to us.”
During the CAP accreditation process, inspectors examine the medical laboratory’s records and quality control of procedures for the preceding two years. CAP inspectors also examine laboratory staff qualifications, as well as the laboratory’s equipment, facilities, safety program and record, in addition to the overall management of the laboratory. This stringent inspection program is designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients.
For more information on Franklin Regional please call 919-496-5131 or visit www.franklinregional.org.
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Franklin Regional Medical Center is part of Novant Health, a not-for-profit integrated group of hospitals and physician practices, caring for patients and communities in North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina. The Novant Medical Group consists of 1,068 physicians in 344 clinic locations. Other Novant hospitals include the following: Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital Matthews and Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville in the Charlotte, NC area; Forsyth Medical Center and Medical Park Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC; Thomasville Medical Center, Thomasville, NC; Brunswick Community Hospital, Supply, NC; Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, NC; Upstate Carolina Medical Center, Gaffney, SC; and Prince William Hospital, Manassas, VA. Other Novant facilities and programs include nursing homes and assisted, outpatient surgery centers, medical plazas, rehabilitation programs, community health outreach programs and the national MedQuest organization with 108 diagnostic imaging centers in 13 states. Novant Health is ranked 17th nationally among the 2010 Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks, according to an analysis by the SDI health informatics company.
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