Leapfrog's Top Hospitals Partner with CAPS®

CAPS congratulates its customers who were named to the Leapfrog Group’s list of Top Hospitals for 2006.

Of the hospitals scoring highest in the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey , 80% partner with their local CAPS pharmacy for quality IV solution compounding.

CAPS (Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.), a B.Braun Company, is a nationwide network of state-licensed, FDA-registered pharmacies delivering quality, customized IV solutions to hospitals and homecare facilities in all 50 states.  CAPS has been delivering solutions to top hospitals for over 15 years.

Christopher Lomax, Pharm.D., Director-Pharmacy & Nutrition Services at the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, a Leapfrog Top Hospital, has partnered with CAPS for the past 14 years to compound a variety of his pharmacy's IV prescriptions (including TPN, PCA, Cardioplegia, Antibiotics) because of the superior quality assurance program and reliability that CAPS provides.

Lomax said, "It is through partnerships, such as with CAPS, that the CHLA pharmacy has been able to free up time and resources to address many of the more pressing issues of the day.  Whether it be USP 797, JCAHO medication management standards, or CPOE, our relationship with CAPS has helped us keep pace with the present, while at the same time supporting much of our progress into the future."  

CAPS pharmacies compound quality IV solutions 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

For more information about CAPS services, please click to www.capspharmacy.com/Top2006 or call (800) 853-6498.  CAPS is a registered trademark of Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.