13,000 surgical cases/year
18,000 derm blocks/year
4 HT's and one trainee
we all gross too.

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Charles.Embrey [mailto:Charles.Embrey@carle.com]
		Sent:	Friday, December 28, 2001 1:49 PM
		To:	'Kelly Booher'
		Cc:	'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'
		Subject:	RE: Survey

		Thanks, some people call the pathologists' assistant a
pathology assistant
		and it get kind of confusing.

		-----Original Message-----
		From: Kelly Booher [mailto:kb2drkprk@yahoo.com]
		Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 3:18 PM
		To: Charles.Embrey
		Cc: 'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'
		Subject: RE: Survey


		Pathology Assistant--the position involves specimen
		pickup, accessioning, autopsy assistance, and
		maintenance of the morgue.


		--- "Charles.Embrey"  wrote:
		> 1 pathology assistant or pathologists' assistant
		> 
		> -----Original Message-----
		> From: Kelly Booher [mailto:kb2drkprk@yahoo.com]
		> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:08 AM
		> To: Kathy Stanley
		> Cc: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
		> Subject: Re: Survey
		> 
		> 
		> Kathy,
		> 
		> Here's the info for our lab:
		> 
		> 10,000 surgical cases
		> 20,000 Pap smears
		> 600 Non-gynecological cytologies
		> 24,000 blocks
		> 26,000 slides
		> 2000 special stains
		> We send out our immunos.  The Doctors perform the
		> frozen sections.  
		> Our lab personnel consists of 3 histotechs, 2
		> cytotechs, 2 cyto-prep techs, 1 pathology assistant,
		> 1
		> part-time grossing assistant.
		> 
		> Kelly Booher
		> Anatomic Pathology
		> Swedish Medical Center, Providence Campus
		> Seattle, WA  98122
		> 
		> --- Kathy Stanley  wrote:
		> > Hello everyone! I am trying to justify filling a
		> > vacant histotech
		> > position and desperately need some comparison
		> > information. Any
		> > information you are willing to share would be
		> > greatly appreciated.
		> > 
		> > 1. Number of surgical and cytology cases per year.
		> > 2. Number of blocks and slides per year.
		> > 3. Number of special stains.
		> > 4. Number of frozen sections and who performs
		> them.
		> > 5. Is immunohistochemistry performed on site?
		> > 6. If yes to #5, is IHC done manually or with an
		> > auto stainer?
		> > 7. Number and make-up of personnel ( histotechs,
		> > assistants, cytotechs,
		> > cytoprep techs, etc.
		> > 8. Percentage of time histo supervisor works the
		> > bench.
		> > 
		> > Thanks to all fro your time and replys!
		> > 
		> > --
		> > Kathy Stanley
		> > Laboratory Director
		> > Memorial Hospital
		> > Belleville, IL 62226
		> > 618-257-5115
		> > 
		> > 
		> > 
		> 
		> 
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