[Histonet] (no subject)

[Va Paula Sicurello]

I worked for a hospital that ran 3 shifts.  I worked 2:00pm to 10:30pm.  Others came in at 4:00am and began the embedding process, once the people who started work at between 7:00 and 8:00am arrived the blocks were ready to go.

We had one person who came in at 11:00pm and worked solely on the small samples, GI biopsies, etc.

I batted clean-up and finished off anything left over from the day shift.  Usually recuts, deepers and a variety of specials.  I also did the histology for the research samples that caem in but they had lower priority.  I also loaded all the processors and checked to make sure that the baskets were properly loaded and were in numeric order.

The 11:00pm person burned out and they went back to the 3 shifts.  then I left and they went back to 2 shifts, early morning and regular days.

The Pathologists loved it when we had 3 shifts but when I left no one took over the clean-up shift.

Paula Sicurello
VA Medical Center San Diego
Veterans Medical Research Foundation (VMRF) 
Core Microscope Facility, room B141
3350 La Jolla Village Dr., MC151
San Diego, CA 92161
858-552-8585 x2397


--- On Thu, 3/5/09, Evans, Andria B. <aevans <@t> wellspan.org> wrote:

> From: Evans, Andria B. <aevans <@t> wellspan.org>
> Subject: [Histonet] (no subject)
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 5:54 PM
> Does anyone run a third shift in
> their lab to relieve some stress on the 1st shift
> crew??  I am looking in to running one person on
> third.  I would like to know how it is working for you,
> has it reduced costs, has it increased turn around
> time...ect.  Thanks!!
>  
>  
> Andria B Evans, HTL(ASCP)CM
> Anatomic Pathology
> York Hospital
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