Hospital size?? 219 plus tissue from sister hospital size 290
How many cases per year ? 5,400 plus 3,600 outside =9,000
How many blocks per day?100 to 150
How many people ? 3 techs (1 is supervisor who does bench work) and 1
"super" lab aid
How many people to embed? 1
How many people to cut? 3
How much each tech. cuts? 1/3
How many specials ? 6-10 a day
How many Immunos? 2-6 a day
Does one person do specials, Immunos and cut?? rotate, also cyto prep
Do you use tiny bx molds (8x10)? must, sooo many biopsies!
Do you recycle alcohol or xylene? no
Do the techs change processors and how many processors? super aid, 1 VIP
-----Original Message-----
From: Smith, Sherry A. (Histology) [mailto:sasmith@novanthealth.org]
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 12:03 PM
To: 'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'
Subject: Staffing


Dear Histotechs.,

Could you please give me some info. about staffing in your lab??  Here is a
list of questions.  Any info. that you give would be greatly appreciated.

Hospital size??
How many cases per year ?
How many blocks per day?
How many people ?
How many people to embed?
How many people to cut?
How much each tech. cuts?
How many specials ?
How many Immunos?
Does one person do specials, Immunos and cut??
Do you use tiny bx molds (8x10)?
Do you recycle alcohol or xylene?
Do the techs change processors and how many processors?


Thanks a bunch for any help,
Sherry Smith 
Presbyterian Hospital
Charlotte, NC



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