Everight Diagnostics Owerri Attains ISO 151892022 Accreditation
Everight Diagnostic & Laboratory Services Ltd., Owerri, has achieved a significant milestone in medical laboratory practice with the accreditation of its Owerri medical laboratory unit to ISO 15189:2022, the internationally recognized standard for quality and competence in medical laboratories.
The accreditation, granted by the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), marks an important advancement in Everight Diagnostics’ ongoing commitment to strengthening quality management, diagnostic reliability, patient safety and professional excellence in healthcare delivery.
The accreditation certificate is scheduled to be formally issued on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, at a landmark event to be held at the premises of Everight Diagnostic & Laboratory Services Ltd., located at 20 Bank Road, Owerri, Imo State.
The event is expected to bring together healthcare professionals, referring physicians, representatives of relevant regulatory institutions, business leaders, partners, clients and other stakeholders in the healthcare sector to commemorate the achievement and its implications for medical laboratory services in Nigeria.
ISO 15189:2022: A STANDARD BUILT ON QUALITY AND COMPETENCE
ISO 15189:2022 establishes internationally recognized requirements for quality and competence in medical laboratories.
It provides a framework for laboratories to demonstrate that their operations, personnel, procedures and quality systems support the production of dependable medical laboratory results.
For Everight Diagnostics, the accreditation represents a commitment to maintaining systems that support the entire diagnostic process, from the receipt and handling of patient samples to laboratory analysis, result verification and reporting.
The scope of laboratory quality includes the competence of personnel, the validation and verification of examination methods, equipment maintenance and calibration, quality assurance procedures, document control, risk management and continuous improvement.
These components are essential to ensuring that laboratory investigations are performed consistently and that results are supported by established quality processes.
Commenting on the significance of the achievement, the management of Everight Diagnostics emphasized its commitment to providing laboratory services that support healthcare professionals in making informed clinical decisions.
The company recognizes that medical laboratory services are a critical component of patient care, and that accuracy, consistency and timeliness are essential to effective diagnosis, treatment monitoring and disease management.
STRENGTHENING CONFIDENCE AMONG PATIENTS AND REFERRING CLINICIANS
The attainment of ISO 15189:2022 accreditation reinforces Everight Diagnostics’ commitment to delivering diagnostic services within a structured quality management framework assessed against an internationally recognized standard.
For referring doctors, the accreditation provides an important assurance that the laboratory’s quality and competence systems have undergone formal assessment by the relevant accreditation authority.
For patients, it reflects the laboratory’s commitment to processes designed to support reliable and clinically useful results.
Although accreditation does not eliminate every possible source of laboratory error, it establishes a framework for managing risks, monitoring performance and pursuing continual improvement in laboratory operations.
Everight Diagnostics believes that strengthening confidence in medical laboratory services requires sustained investment in qualified personnel, appropriate technologies, robust quality systems and effective collaboration with healthcare providers.
