Hospital lab director honored

NEWTON, N.J. n Newton Memorial Hospital’s Director of Laboratory Services Ruth Pollison was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the CLMA, an international, 5,000-member group devoted to lab management. Pollison was surprised, however, when the CLMA awarded her its PAC Donor of the Year Award. Only one person in the entire organization receives the award each year. “I was surprised and honored,” Pollison said. Pollison is a past president of the New Jersey Chapter of the CLMA and also served as the Council of Chapter Leaders Chair in 2006. She has been a speaker at the National CLMA Conference, been published in the CLMR, an educational magaizine for laboratorians, and has also given a national teleconference for the College of American Pathologists. Her involvement in these areas ultimately led to members selecting her to win the prestigious Donor of the Year Award. Pollison has been an employee at Newton Memorial Hospital since graduating from Douglas College. She has worked in all phases of laboratory management, outreach development, customer service, compliance, computer development and bio-terrorism preparedness. She also holds an M.S. in hospital administration, which she earned from New School for Social Research in New York City. CLMA provides leadership in the clinical laboratory industry supporting laboratory professionals at every stage of their career. It educates and advocates on behalf of its members and plays a leadership role in enhancing the image and increasing the visibility of the profession.