AW: [Histonet] delivery time of last tray of H&E

Fri Mar 23 08:35:45 CDT 2007

We are a rural hospital path lab.  We used to try to get the biopsies 
out by 8:30 but the pathologist usually drags in around 10:30am now, 
so we don't worry much about the time anymore.

Angie Barnett, HTL(ASCP)
Grady Memorial Hospital
Pathology Department
405/224-2258
histology <@t> gradymem.org

----- Original Message -----
From: Gudrun Lang <gu.lang <@t> gmx.at>
Date: Thursday, March 22, 2007 2:00 pm
Subject: AW: [Histonet] delivery time of last tray of H&E
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu

> Lucky Austrian histotechs. The earliest beginning is 5am I think.
> My lab is medium in range with 150 to 250 blocks a day. One 
> histotech begins
> at 6.30 with embedding. We deliver our first slides at 9.30. The 
> last HE is
> usually delivered before noon. There are three pathologists, who 
> look at the
> slides until afternoon. And we do the recuts and preperations for IHC
> parallel. 
> Grossing is from 11am until 3pm, with breaks. My personel shift is 
> from 7.30
> to 3.30.
> 
> Gudrun Lang
> 
> Biomed. Analytikerin
> Histolabor
> Akh Linz
> Krankenhausstr. 9
> 4020 Linz
> +43(0)732/7806-6754
> 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Im Auftrag von 
> MarshallTerry Dr,Consultant Histopathologist
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 22. März 2007 18:28
> An: Akemi Allison-Tacha; Rene J Buesa; Galiotto, Laura;
> histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Betreff: RE: [Histonet] delivery time of last tray of H&E
> 
> This is all bloody unbelievable.  Don't any of you sleep?
> What is the point of working at night?
> 
> Terry 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Akemi
> Allison-Tacha
> Sent: 22 March 2007 17:25
> To: Rene J Buesa; Galiotto, Laura; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] delivery time of last tray of H&E
> 
> René--That was similar to the protocol I followed in the old days 
> before24/6 .  We provided rush's 1st, followed by bx's by 8AM, we 
> did however,
> provide special stains and recuts and IHC's by 2-3 PM, depending 
> if it
> wasn't a lengthy procedure.  
> 
> If you have off site facilities to provide for, that is a different
> situation.  You have to work around courier sheduals for 
> delivering to off
> site facilities.  Everyone needs their slides and time is money!!
> 
> With the new microwave processing technology that is now in use, 
> there has
> been a shift to having the majority of staff starting at 10 PM at 
> night.MUCH TO THE DISLIKING OF HISTOTECH"S. 
> 
> The day shift is minimum.  IHC is done during the day shift, after 
the
> pathologist has determined to do so. 
> In most situations, a battery of IHC's tests are pre-set, as well 
> as with
> special stains.
> 
> Akemi Allison-Tacha BS, HT (ASCP) HTL
> President
> Phoenix Lab Consulting & Staffing
> Specializing in Histology, SS, IHC, & Microarray Madison, WI
> Tele: 	(925) 788-0900
> E-Mail:	akemiat3377 <@t> yahoo.com
> 
> --- Rene J Buesa <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Laura:
> >   For a laboratory I used to manage with quite similar annual 
> workload 
> > we had the following
> > schedule:
> >   1- last tissue accepted at 7:00 PM;
> >   2- two VIPs atarting with delay to be finished at 4:00 AM next 
> day;>   3- Rushes ready for the pathologists at 8:00 AM next day;
> >   4-All slides ready, the latest, at 1:00 PM.
> >   5- All IHC ready by 2 PM
> >   6- all HC ready by noon.
> >   René J.
> > 
> > "Galiotto, Laura" <LGaliotto <@t> nch.org> wrote:
> >   Hello Fellow Histo Tech's,
> > Will anyone be willing to share the delivery time of the last 
> tray of 
> > H&E for the days workload to the pathologist reading them?
> > What is your cutoff time for specimen acceptance?
> > What is your annual case workload?
> > I am trying to improve the TAT from specimen gross to the H&E 
> > delivered to the pathologist. Unless we change the cutoff time I 
> can 
> > not see how I can do this? Any suggestions?
> > We process 22,000 cases a year an average of 280 blks a day 
> consisting 
> > of types of tissue.
> > Please Help
> > Laura
> > 
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