What Does CAP Accreditation Mean?
Patient safety is at the heart of everything we do at The Aga Khan University Hospital. Accurate and timely laboratory results are essential for helping doctors make the right diagnosis, monitor treatment, and make informed clinical decisions.
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is one of the world's leading organisations for laboratory accreditation. Its accreditation programme assesses laboratories against rigorous international standards for quality, accuracy, reliability, and patient safety. Laboratories undergo comprehensive inspections conducted by experienced laboratory professionals to ensure they consistently meet these standards.
In 2017, the Aga Khan University Hospital Clinical Laboratories became the first in Pakistan to achieve CAP accreditation. Our laboratories met more than 3,600 rigorous accreditation requirements, demonstrating compliance with internationally recognised standards for laboratory practice.
For our patients and healthcare providers, CAP accreditation provides confidence that our laboratory services deliver accurate, reliable, and timely results that support safe, high-quality patient care.
