President and Chief Executive Officer Susan Walsh said NHH is incredibly proud of the team for this remarkable showing.

“Our lab committed themselves to learning from our 2020 accreditation results and found ways to improve and, in doing so, achieve a near-perfect score during this most recent assessment,” Walsh added.

“The intensive preparation process leading up to accreditation helped our team embrace a culture of continuous quality improvement and an internal audit system that has set the department up for future success.”

The NHH Laboratory consists of several disciplines, including Transfusion Medicine, Hematology Chemistry and Point-of-Care, each with its own set of requirements.

The lab employs 25 medical laboratory technologists, 25 medical laboratory technicians one charge medical laboratory technologist, one transfusion safety officer, one laboratory medical director, one transfusion medicine physician and two laboratory clerical staff (one manager and one program director). Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, they perform a wide range of tests for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment.