marin fertility center/mfc labs inc earns ivf laboratory accreditation by college of american pathologists
GREENBRAE, Calif., April 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded laboratory accreditation to Marin Fertility Center/MFC labs Inc, Greenbrae, California, based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs.
The facility’s director, Sergio Vaccari, PhD, HCLD (ABB), was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for the excellence of the services being provided. Marin Fertility Center/MFC labs Inc is one of more than 7,700 CAP-accredited laboratories worldwide.
The organization’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Uzelac**,** MD, upon learning of the CAP accreditation, said “We are so excited to have received accreditation from CAP. Lab quality is the cornerstone of any successful IVF program and CAP’s recognition of our fulfillment is a very meaningful metric in our mission to provide the highest quality fertility care.”
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, on-site inspectors carefully examine the laboratory’s records and quality control protocols for the two years preceding the review. CAP inspectors also examine laboratory staff qualifications, equipment, facilities, safety program and record, and overall management.
About the College of American Pathologists (CAP)
As the leading organization with more than 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 7,700 laboratories and providing proficiency testing to 20,000 laboratories worldwide. Find more information about the CAP at cap.org.