(HENDERSON, NV, August 8, 2008) – St. Rose Dominican Hospitals has been granted accreditation by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), according to St. Rose Dominican Hospitals president, Rod Davis.
Accreditation follows an intensive on-site assessment by specially-trained AABB assessors and establishes that the level of medical, technical and administrative performance within the facility meets or exceeds the standards set by AABB. By successfully meeting those requirements, St. Rose joins approximately 1,800 similar facilities across the United States and abroad that have earned the AABB Accreditation.
“The AABB’s Accreditation procedures are voluntary,” Davis explained. “St. Rose Dominican Hospitals sought AABB Accreditation because the program assists facilities around the world in achieving excellence by promoting a level of professional and medical expertise that contributes to quality performance.”
AABB has been engaged in the accreditation of blood banks and transfusion services since 1958. Today its program assists blood banks, transfusion services, cellular therapy facilities, relationship testing laboratories, immunohematology reference laboratories and preoperative services in determining whether methods, procedures, personnel knowledge, equipment and the physical site meet established requirements. The minimum requirements for accreditation are based primarily on a set of specific standards for the area in which accreditation is being sought.
AABB Accreditation is the designation of choice for blood banking, transfusion medicine, blood management, relationship testing and cellular therapies because it demonstrates an organization’s commitment to advanced learning, continuous improvement and innovation by striving to sustain the highest possible levels of patient and donor care. AABB accredited organizations are recognized by their peers as leaders in their field and as pivotal voices in the dialogue through which consensus-based, voluntary standards are developed and implemented.
