[Histonet] Temperature logging

[Heckford, Karen - SMMC-SF]

Good Morning,
I have been asked to monitor the room temperatures in the Histology lab, and anywhere we store paraffin blocks, slides and reagents.  Some of you I know already do this.

1st Question:   What is your temperature range?
2nd Question:  Are you physically monitoring it daily and writing it down on a temperature chart?

The reason why Question 2 was I purchased these new thermometers that I can put in the Hi and Lo.  It also has where I can download it on to a scan disk so I can down load and put on a flash drive or store in the computer.  I am not sure why these will not work but I am getting grief from my Lab Director that is a Med Tech.  I figure if it alarms on me I can down load it and figure out the time of the out of range since I am not here on the weekend.  Cannot have anyone else do it because I am the only Histology person in this hospital.  The lab people do not give much support when a alarm is going off they ignore it.


Karen Heckford HT ASCP CE
Lead Histology Technician
St. Mary's Medical Center
450 Stanyan St.
San Francisco, Ca. 94117
415-668-1000 ext. 6167
karen.heckford at dignityhealth.org
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