Laboratory at Memorial Hospital in Abilene passes survey

<i><b>Some of the staff from the laboratory at Memorial Hospital, which passed a recent survey. From left are Jackie Estelle, Krista Whitley, Danielle Blickenstaff, Trevor McKee (department manager), Cassie Rouse, Abi Emberlin, and Christina Bartel.</b> Photo courtesy Memorial Health Systems</i> — Some of the staff from the laboratory at Memorial Hospital, which passed a recent survey. From left are Jackie Estelle, Krista Whitley, Danielle Blickenstaff, Trevor McKee (department manager), Cassie Rouse, Abi Emberlin, and Christina Bartel. Photo courtesy Memorial Health Systems

ABILENE -- A Laboratory Survey conducted on April 21 showed the Laboratory at Memorial Hospital in Abilene passing a very long, and thorough, inspection by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates all laboratory testing (except research) performed on humans in the United States through the CLIA. The CLIA program is a Federal regulatory oversight program, the intent of which is to ensure the quality of all laboratory testing on humans in the United States for health purposes.

“This is wonderful news, and congratulations to our Laboratory staff and Trevor McKee, Laboratory Manager, for the work they have put in towards this accomplishment,” said Harold Courtois, Memorial Health System CEO.

“After all the things related to COVID that we had to deal with, we were able to maintain our policy and procedures, along with adapting to something new every day, to provide the best patient care possible,” McKee said.