EPHC’s Lab Manager, Bill Carlson, has reason to celebrate. At this week’s Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) inspection of the laboratory facility, a process that can last up to three days, the inspector was so impressed with what he saw that he completed his inspection in a single morning.

Carlson explained that every two years, CLIA evaluates the lab, looking at the myriad of quality control data (including daily control studies and monthly evaluations during which Carlson checks for any accuracy problems and corrects them), proficiency testing, instrumentation testing, and more. The state also makes sure that all lab personnel are properly licensed and qualified to perform these tests.

“Without the support of the staff, this successful inspection wouldn’t have been possible,” said Carlson. Appearing with him in the photo is Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS) Supervisor, Alison Shelley. Lab staff includes CLS’s Dean Rinde and Lorie Carlson, and lab assistants, Toni Wing and Jennifer Armstrong.