[Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?

Fri Oct 6 10:51:53 CDT 2006

Don't have a clue. How's this for "flaming Fridays"????? :o)

At 10:36 AM 10/6/2006, Rene J Buesa wrote:
>LuAnn:
>I write "HT" because it has less letters than 
>writing "histotech", no reference to the 
>"Histotechnician" ASCP title. It is just easier to type!
>But again: with that in mind: what do you think: are we 49,000?; less?' more?
>René J.
>
>LuAnn Anderson <ander093 <@t> tc.umn.edu> wrote:
>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?
>>
>>Douglas D. Deltour HT(ASCP)
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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
>>Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu;
>>histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>>Subject: RE: [Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?
>>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
>> >P 812.985.5900 ext 128
>> >F 812.985.3403
>> >lelpers <@t> bioanalytical.com
>> > www.bioanalytical.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >-----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"
>> >Sent by: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>> >10/05/2006 01:28 PM
>> >
>> >To
>> >"Rene J Buesa" ,
>> >cc
>> >
>> >Subject
>> >RE: [Histonet] Histotechs: how many are we nationwide?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >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-----
>> >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
>> >To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>> >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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