[Histonet] Hospital Pathology - Picking up Specimens

[sheila adey]

Just this year we started having the OR aids drop them off. They could do it after hours. Now we don't know where we found the time to run all over the hospital picking up specimens.Sheila Adey HT MLTPort Huron HospitalMichigan> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:48:08 -0500> From: amber.mckenzie <@t> gastrodocs.net> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: [Histonet] Hospital Pathology - Picking up Specimens> > Beth,> > We have a lab assistant pick up our specimens in a cooler type bag that we bought from Wal-Mart labeled with biohazard stickers. We still use paper requisitions.> > Amber> > -----Original Message-----> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 3:38 PM> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Fye Beth> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Hospital Pathology - Picking up Specimens> > #s 1 and 2> René J.> > --- On Mon, 8/11/08, Fye Beth <Beth.Fye <@t> HCAhealthcare.com> wrote:> > From: Fye Beth <Beth.Fye <@t> HCAhealthcare.com>> Subject: [Histonet] Hospital Pathology - Picking up Specimens> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 3:20 PM> > I'm curious to how other hospital pathology departments get their OR> specimens to Pathology.> Do you:> 1. Get them delivered to you by OR personnel?> 2. Have a lab assistant pick them up?> 3. Have histotechs pick them up?> 4. Other?> > Are they carried in Coolers, Biohazard bags, Carts or other method?> > Do you still use paper requisitions or use some kind of electronic> ordering and if you use electronic, what AP system do you have?> > Thanks in advance for any information you can share!> > > Beth A. Fye, CT (ASCP)> Pathology Technical Manager> HCA Richmond Hospital Laboratories> office: (804)228-6564> <mailto:Beth.Fye <@t> hcahealthcare.com>> > > > _______________________________________________> Histonet mailing list> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet> > > > > _______________________________________________> Histonet mailing list> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet> > _______________________________________________> Histonet mailing list> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
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