[Histonet] Tube station

[Bernice Frederick]

Ever since a leaky container and a biohazard bag opened in the tube
containing bile- No Way. They had to shut the system down to clean it. And
it went across the street and up 3 floors! University of Chicago has a
dumbwaiter that sends samples from surgery to the gross room. Nifty!!!
Bernice


Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP)
Northwestern University
Pathology Core Facility
ECOGPCO-RL 
710 N Fairbanks Court
Olson 8-421
Chicago,IL 60611
312-503-3723


-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Della
Speranza, Vinnie
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:27 PM
To: 'Marcia Funk'; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Tube station

We do not tube any tissue samples, fresh or fixed, and yes, we do have a
tube station available to us. 

Potential contamination of the tube system from a leaking specimen container
is one legitimate concern but we also have some here worried that a fresh
specimen might enter the tube system never to be seen again. I'm not sure
how realistic that fear is with modern systems that track each transaction
however I'm reluctant to find out the hard way. Emotions aside, as a matter
of policy we do not tube any tissues.

Vinnie Della Speranza
Manager for Anatomic Pathology Services
Medical University of South Carolina
165 Ashley Avenue  Suite 309
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
Tel: (843) 792-6353
Fax: (843) 792-8974
 

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Marcia Funk
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:33 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Tube station


        We have just installed a tube station do you send your tissue
specimens through the tube 
        station ?      Thanks Marcia

Marcia Funk
Histology Laboratory
Mercy Medical Center North Iowa
Mason City, IA, 50401



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