St. Alexius Cardiovascular Laboratory Achieves Accreditation
Posted on 6/26/2010
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The noninvasive cardiovascular laboratory at St.Alexius Medical Center achieved accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).
The mission of the ICAVL is to promote high quality noninvasive vascular diagnostic testing in the delivery of health care by providing a peer review process of laboratory accreditation. ICAVL accreditation is valid for a period of three years. This is St. Alexius’ sixth consecutive ICAVL accreditation.
According to Michael Booth, MD, PhD, and Monica Paulo, MD, with St. Alexius Medical Center, during the accreditation process, every aspect of the laboratory’s daily operations and its impact on the quality of health care provided to patients is assessed and reviewed. Receiving this accreditation demonstrates St. Alexius’ commitment to providing a high level of patient care and quality testing for the diagnosis of vascular disease.
The laboratories at St. Alexius Medical Center and Mid Dakota Clinic are the only two labs in this region accredited by ICAVL. St. Alexius and Mid Dakota are part of PrimeCare health group.
One American dies every 32 seconds of cardiovascular disease, disorders of the heart and blood vessels. Each year, two million people in the United States alone develop deep vein thrombosis- blood clots in the veins.
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