Manama, Jan. 19 (BNA): The College of American Pathologists (CAP), one of the top accreditations in the world for medical laboratory quality, has granted accreditation to Government Hospitals Administration’s medical laboratories. The accomplishment demonstrates the administration’s dedication to implementing global standards for patient safety, testing accuracy, and healthcare service quality.
Government Hospitals laboratories obtain global CAP accreditation
By enhancing test result reliability, lowering errors, and enforcing strict protocols throughout the entire examination process—from sample receipt to result issuance—as well as ongoing training and quality system development, the accreditation attests to the laboratories’ adherence to best practices.
Obtaining CAP certification is a component of continuous efforts to improve diagnostic services and expand the healthcare system, according to Dr. Maryam Athbi Al Jalahma, Chief Executive Officer of Government Hospitals. She praised the commitment of the nation’s administrative and medical personnel, whose efforts were crucial in reaching this goal.
According to Dr. Nermin Kamal Hassan, Head of the Pathology Department and Head of Laboratories Unit, CAP accreditation improves laboratories’ preparedness for ongoing evaluation, supports institutional development initiatives, increases operational effectiveness, and develops national competencies in line with Bahrain’s healthcare sector’s goals.
The public’s trust in the diagnostic services offered is bolstered by CAP accreditation, an international standard given to labs that satisfy strict standards for quality, accuracy, and governance.
With a capacity of more than 12,000 samples per hour, the new Central Laboratory at Salmaniya Medical Complex is notable for its integrated systems and cutting-edge equipment that improve operational efficiency. In order to better serve visitors to the complex and healthcare facilities around the Kingdom of Bahrain, storage capacity has also been raised by 50% to over 46,000 samples, and the new electronic system speeds up sample receipt and analysis.
