Upping their game

If you've met the minimum standards set for all medical laboratories in the state, is that enough to reassure patients you're doing the best you possibly can? Brenda Andrews, Lab Supervisor for Crook County Medical Services District, didn't think it was, so she set about proving her lab could meet the stricter standards of a private accreditation company.

It's a goal Andrews has been working on since she joined the hospital a year and a half ago, and last week her efforts were rewarded when she received word the lab is now officially recognized by the Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditat...