[Histonet] RE: fresh specimens after hours

[Wanda.Smith <@t> HCAhealthcare.com]

The Pathologist on call handles these calls.

WANDA G. SMITH, HTL(ASCP)HT
Pathology Supervisor
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER
9330 Medical Plaza Drive
Charleston, SC  29406
843-847-4586
843-847-4296 fax

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Houston, Ronald
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 12:10 PM
To: 'histo net'
Subject: [Histonet] fresh specimens after hours

for facilities that are NOT staffed 24/7, how are fresh specimens handled after hours?

Up till now, OR staff have called the pathologist on-call to determine how best to handle the specimen, but that process has broken down on the OR side of things. The OR Director does not want 2 different ways of dealing with fresh specimens and they now want a process that will be the same 24/7.

As we will not be staffing the lab 24/7 on the odd chance a fresh specimen might come, I am interested in what other facilities may be doing.

Thanks
Ronnie


Ronnie Houston, MS HT(ASCP)QIHC
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