[Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?

Fri Oct 6 10:20:43 CDT 2006

I never said nor did I imply that people who are 
not certified are not capable of doing a good 
job. I know very well that they can--I have 
trained many myself. I simply said that if you 
are asking for the number of "HT's" then you 
would need to be counting those certified--just 
because one is doing histology does not give them 
the title of HT--technically one must pass the 
registry to have that title. If you are just 
looking for the total number of people who work 
in histology labs--then that is a different question all together.~~LuAnn

At 07:45 AM 10/6/2006, Rene J Buesa wrote:
>And who says I don't call them HTs?
>For me any person doing histology work is an HT; 
>have you forgotten how many "trained just on the 
>job" HTs were grandfathered when a license was a requirement?
>Is a fantastic section or a beautiful trichrome 
>done better by somebody accredited over somebody 
>with the right experience? (Another "can of worms").
>This is just a "number" of HTs nationwide = how 
>many of us are doing the slides on which the pathologists base their diagnosis.
>René J.
>
>Douglas D Deltour <doug <@t> ppspath.com> wrote:
>Can of worms...
>If you pass a NAACLS accredited school or get a degree in histology then why
>wouldn't you call them a HT?
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of LuAnn
>Anderson
>Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:30 PM
>To: Rene J Buesa; LaDonna G. Elpers; Jackie M O'Connor; Zajic Kari
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>Subject: RE: [Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?
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>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" 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
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> >lelpers <@t> bioanalytical.com
> >www.bioanalytical.com
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> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> >[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
> >On Behalf Of Jackie M O'Connor
> >Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:46 PM
> >To: Zajic Kari
> >Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu;
> >histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> >Subject: RE: [Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?
> >
> >What about those of us who are doing the work of four people? Does that
> >count?
> >JO'C
> >
> >
> >
> >"Zajic Kari"
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> >10/05/2006 01:28 PM
> >
> >To
> >"Rene J Buesa" ,
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> >Subject
> >RE: [Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?
> >
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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
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> >[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of Rene J
> >Buesa
> >Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:32 PM
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> >Subject: [Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?
> >
> >
> >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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