[Histonet] Hospital based Histology Labs

[GUTIERREZ, JUAN]

On a previous life in the alien visited town of Roswell, NM, we had an offsite lab.  The frozen sections were handled by the pathologists at the hospital, but the rest of the specimens were picked up by a courier twice a day and brought to the lab for gross.  The courier will also ensure that there was enough materials at the frozen room daily.  And the doctors were always kind enough to let us know when their mess was too much for us to go and clean it up.  Ever try to clean up a weeks worth of shavings in a cryostat?  Needles to say we stop waiting for word and visited the hospital often to keep the room nice and tidy;0)

Juan C. Gutierrez, HT(ASCP)
Histology Laboratory Supervisor
(210)704-2533

My opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.  Long live free speech!


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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of GUTIERREZ, JUAN
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 9:36 AM
To: Barnhart, Tammy; Histonet (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Hospital based Histology Labs

We are located one floor above the surgical suites, but we do maintain a frozen/gross room in the surgical suite area.  At the end of the day the gross tech brings the specimens upstairs to be loaded in the processors.

Juan C. Gutierrez, HT(ASCP)
Histology Laboratory Supervisor
(210)704-2533

My opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.  Long live free speech!


-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Barnhart, Tammy
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 9:26 AM
To: Histonet (E-mail)
Subject: [Histonet] Hospital based Histology Labs

This is a question for hospital based histo labs.  The hospital we are based
in has talked of moving our histology laboratory to an area separated from
the surgical suites.  My question is, how many hospital histology labs are
removed from the surgical suites by a significant distance?  Of those that
are separated, do you have a frozen/gross area located away from the histo
lab but close to the OR?  As many responses as possible would be
appreciated.  This will greatly facilitate our decisions for future
locations.

Tammy Barnhart, BS, HTL(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
St. Alexius Medical Center
Bismarck, ND



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