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Show Blood Bank Accredited at American Fork others, our facility has sought accreditation because it represents a level of professional and medical expertise lhat meels and exceeds government regulatio- quality blood, blood ns. The primary goal of products and service to the program is to assist patients." The American Fork Hospital blood bank has been awarded a two year accreditation by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) according ac-cording to Mark J. Howard, hospital administrator. ad-ministrator. Accreditation follows an intensive on-site inspection by specially trained representatives of the Association, and establishes that the level of medical, technical and administrative ad-ministrative p e r -formance within the facility meets or exceeds ex-ceeds the rigorous standards set by the AABB. By successfully meeting those requirements, the American Fork Hospital blood bank can join more than 2,000 similar facilities across the United States that have earned the Ac-creditation Ac-creditation rating and recognition. Mr. Howard explained: ex-plained: "The AABB's inspection and accreditation ac-creditation procedures are voluntary. It is not legally necessary for a blood bank lo be accredited, ac-credited, but like many |