January 23, 2006

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) recently notified Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital & Clinics that its laboratory has gained full accreditation. The hospital's laboratory undergoes a survey process every two years. Because JCAHO now surveys by tracer methodology, the entire hospital and its clinics were part of the lab survey. Tracer methodology is an evaluation method conducted during an on-site survey designed to "trace" the care experiences that a patient had while at the hospital. Using this method, the surveyor reviews the care, treatment, and services provided by the lab, other departments and units in the hospital, and the clinics. The surveyor looks at how each of these areas works together.

Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital & Clinics wishes to thank these dedicated laboratory professionals for providing "extraordinary healthcare from the heart - one person at a time"

(pictured left to right, back): Shannon Reiche, Christina Wuerker, Christina Ballweg, Marilyn Bongard and Angela Mack; (front) Anne Ward and Jane Lentz.
Not pictured: Beverly Andrews, Pamela Beadle, Dawn Christianson, Diane Dohm, Michelle Frosch, Janet Kalscheur, Blair Kitelinger, Barbara Moses, Francine Rask, Lauren Thornton, Debra Welsh and Brett Olson.
Photo by Mike Fehrenbach.