(MENAFN- PRLog) Physicians' Primary Care of Southwest Florida recently received the Laboratory Excellence Award during the reaccreditation of its laboratory from COLA, the national healthcare accreditation organization.

Accreditation is awarded only to laboratories that apply rigid 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.

"We are honored to receive the Laboratory Excellence Award, which is the highest commendation given by COLA. This recognition is a testament to the hard work of our staff, medical support and physicians and shows our long-term commitment to provide high quality medical care to our patients," said Dr. Mary Yankaskas, managing physician of Physicians' Primary Care of Southwest Florida.

COLA is a non-profit, physician-directed organization promoting quality and excellence in laboratory medicine and patient care through programs of voluntary education, achievement, and accreditation.

COLA is approved by the federal government and sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association, and the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine..

Physicians' Primary Care of Southwest Florida, a physician-owned and operated medical practice, was formed in 1996 by many local physicians and has grown to become the largest physician-owned multi-specialty primary care practice in Southwest Florida.

Medical specialties include family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. Offices are conveniently located in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and Lehigh Acres. For more information, visit www.ppcswfl.com .

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