[Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?

[LuAnn Anderson]

I think that certification should be the issue. 
One does not truly have the title of HTif they 
have not passed the registry exam. JMHO.

At 02:47 PM 10/5/2006, Rene J Buesa wrote:
>No, certification is not the issue, just how 
>many HTs there are, how many of us share this art of histology?
>   René J.
>
>"LaDonna G. Elpers" <lelpers <@t> bioanalytical.com> wrote:
>   Our facility has 6 Histology Technicians, my 
> guess would be that there are probably another 
> 15 in our town. The question would be if we 
> talking about those certified only? We are 
> currently half and half, 3 certified and 3 not.
>
>LaDonna G. Elpers, BA, HT(ASCP)
>Manager, Histology
>BASi (Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.)
>10424 Middle Mount Vernon Rd - Mount Vernon, IN 47620
>P 812.985.5900 ext 128
>F 812.985.3403
>lelpers <@t> bioanalytical.com
>www.bioanalytical.com
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>What about those of us who are doing the work of four people? Does that
>count?
>JO'C
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>Hi Rene, I enjoyed your recent article in the new Advance, was very
>interesting! I am only one in my facility, a general hospital. If you are
>taking count!! :)
>
>You have now inspired me to re-new my severly overdue membership with the
>NSH.
>Cheers from West Palm!
>Kari :)
>
>Kari Marie Zajic HTL,MLT
>Histology/Pathology Supervisor
>Palms West Hospital
>Pathology Department
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>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of Rene J
>Buesa
>Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:32 PM
>To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: [Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?
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>Dear Histonet subscriber:
>
>The US Census does NOT recognize histotechs (HTs) as a category of
>professionals (the NSH is going to try to do something about that during
>2007) so we do not know how many we are. Some indirect calculations are
>needed to answer that question.
>According to the US Census bureau:
>
>1- there are 5,193 general and surgical hospitals and perhaps 95% of
>them have a histology laboratory = 5,000 labs
>2- the average number of HTs per lab = 9 (range from 1 to 15 or more in
>some).
>So, in hospital settings there could be 5,000 x 9 = 45,000 HTs
>
>3- There are 4,084 institutions of higher education and perhaps 50% have
>some sort of histology lab, veterinary, marine, research, botany, etc. =
>2,000 histology labs.
>4- those experimental labs have an average of 2 HTs (between 1 and 5,
>sometimes up to 10)
>So, in universities there could be 2,000 x 2 = 4,000 HTs
>
>Adding both = 49,000 histotechs nationwide.
>
>If membership to the NSH in 2006 (4,400 members) is any indicator (and
>usually prestigious professional societies are able to have a membership
>of roughly 10% of the profession) it can be said that the 4,400 members in
>2006 = 9% of the proposed number.
>
>What do you think?
>Are we more than 49,000; less? or is 49,000 HTs about right?
>René J.
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