Choctaw Nation’s Stigler Clinic Laboratory Recognized for Quality Lab Services

STIGLER, Okla. – Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority’s (CNHSA) Stigler Clinic Laboratory has met all the criteria for Laboratory Accreditation by COLA Inc., a leading national laboratory accreditor, whose program and standards enable clinical laboratories and staff to meet United States Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and other regulatory requirements.

Through a mentoring approach using education to improve quality and patient safety, accreditation is given to laboratories that apply the highest standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy in the performance of proficiency testing, and pass a rigorous on-site laboratory survey. CNHSA Stigler Clinic has earned COLA Inc. accreditation to provide quality service to their patients.