In This Issue

Accreditation Statistics

As of October 1, 2023

Cellular Therapy Entities

  • Accredited: 258
  • Applicants: 26

Cord Blood Banks

  • Accredited: 53
  • Applicants: 9

Congratulations to the following programs for achieving initial FACT accreditation:

  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre
  • CTCA-COH Arizona Hematologic Malignancy and Cellular Therapy Institute (CAHCTI)
  • The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, Ohio

A complete list of accredited organizations can be found at www.factglobal.org.

A New Version of FACT’s Accreditation Portal is Coming!

Posted in :: 2022 Volume 6 :: Tuesday, December 20th, 2022

It’s here! Mark your calendars for the upcoming launch of a major FACT Accreditation Portal upgrade. The portal will be inaccessible during the upgrade from January 28-31. Effective February 1, 2023, the new version will be available to all users to access their current applications and reports.  If you have any applications or reports due, please complete these prior to January 27.

FACT has prepared new user How-To Guides to assist in navigating the upgraded portal’s new features.  Your username and password will not change.  Your Accreditation Coordinator is a valuable resource for any questions.

FACT will be communicating individually with those applicants and inspectors who will be most impacted.

Applicants with Open Applications or Reports

For our applicants who are currently working on an application/report or will begin working on an application/report prior to the launch window, all data will be retained and transitioned over to the new version. Your upgraded application/report will be available for you to complete on February 1, 2023.

If you have already completed your compliance application and are waiting for your inspection to be scheduled, your application will be transferred and your Accreditation Coordinator will verify that the transfer was accurate.

Accreditation Portal Open House

To help with transitioning to the upgraded portal, FACT will host an Accreditation Portal Open House at the 2023 ASTCT Tandem Meetings in Orlando, Florida.  FACT’s Director of IT Services will demonstrate the new features in an open forum on Thursday and Friday, February 16 and 17, 2023.  Additional information including times and location will be announced. You are invited to ask questions and experience the new system.