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Claxton-Hepburn in Ogdensburg celebrates 'medical lab professionals week'

Posted 5/10/17

OGDENSBURG -- Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center recently celebrated what they call "Medical Laboratory Professionals Week." "MLPW provides the profession with a unique opportunity to increase public …

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Claxton-Hepburn in Ogdensburg celebrates 'medical lab professionals week'

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OGDENSBURG -- Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center recently celebrated what they call "Medical Laboratory Professionals Week."

"MLPW provides the profession with a unique opportunity to increase public understanding of and appreciation for clinical laboratory personnel," CHMC officials said in a prepared statement.

There are approximately 300,000 practitioners of clinical laboratory science in the United States. Since the development of this career group in the 1920s, the clinical laboratory science professional has played an increasingly vital role in the diagnosis and prevention of disease.

"As team members of one of the largest industries in the United States, the dedicated efforts of laboratory professionals often go unnoticed by the general public, as well as by the very institutions employing their services. With the public now demanding the assurance of quality health care and professional accountability, organizations representing practitioners of this critical science have a responsibility to ensure that the public is well informed about clinical laboratory competency," CHMC officials said.