[Histonet] HELP Starting a lab

[Kimberly Tuttle]

I have a friend who is a Pathologist and starting a new lab. She sent me a list of start up supplies and equipment that she needs to purchase. Can I get some input on whats missing from her list, I've added a few things but Im going blank. Its a hisology lab for a urology practice if that helps. Thank you in advance!

PLEASE VENDORS DONT CALL OR EMAL ME

Equipment:
Negative pressure hood for grossing of specimens (grossing station)
Refrigerator w/freezer or separate freezer
Cassette labeler
Tissue processor
Embedding Stations
Microtomes
Waterbaths,  1 per microtome
Automatic H&E stainer
A scale and a mixing/heating plate
Manual staining dishes, and slide holders that fit in them.
Slide and block storage system

Supplies:
Safety equipment like goggles and sleeve covers, aprons, a flame cabinet for flammable liquids 
acid cabinet?
Blades
Forceps
Rulers
Hemostats
Scissors
Glassware like flasks, beakers, graduated cylinders, and a funnel.Pipettes and tips.

Reagents:
Formalin
70% etoh
95% etoh
100% etoh
xylene 
paraffin
Hematoxylin stain
Eosin stain


Kimberly C. Tuttle  HT (ASCP)
Pathology Biorepository and Research Core
University of Maryland 
Room NBW58, UMMC
22 S. Greene St
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 328-5524
(410) 328-5508 fax 
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