News Release September 27, 2005
Laboratories at Bonfils Achieves International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 Certification
For more information contact:
Julie (Wedding) Scott 303.361.2873 Bruce Meyer 303.363.2443
Bonfils Blood Center Laboratories at Bonfils
DENVER (September 27, 2005) - Laboratories at Bonfils (LABS), a leading clinical reference laboratory in the organ and tissue transplant industry and a subsidiary of Bonfils Blood Center, recently announced their successful achievement of certification to the internationally recognized ISO 9001 quality system. ISO 9001:2000 is a standard for good business practices – a standard which requires certain elements to be in place within a company with a focus on customer satisfaction, processes and continuous improvement.
“The ISO 9001:2000 certification places LABS in an elite, world-class category,” said Kevin Barfield, COO of Laboratories at Bonfils. “With only a handful of reference laboratories having achieved this milestone, the transplant community should feel proud and confident in our laboratory providing for their needs.”
ISO 9001 is a comprehensive quality system, international in nature, broad in scope and applicable to any industry provided goods and services. To date, more than 150 countries have adopted the ISO 9001 system.
About Laboratories At Bonfils
Laboratories at Bonfils is an ISO 9001:2000 registered laboratory. With more than 25 years of experience as a premier clinical reference laboratory, Laboratories at Bonfils—a subsidiary of Bonfils Blood Center—performs highly complex esoteric assays for clients throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.labsatbonfils.com.
About Bonfils Blood Center
Bonfils Blood Center supplies blood to more than 115 healthcare facilities and needs to collect 4,200 blood donations weekly to meet the needs of the community and to be prepared for any unexpected events. For information about scheduling a blood donation, please visit www.bonfils.org or call (303) 363-2300.
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