It's not slave labor, it's the US ARMY!  Maybe they should change their
slogan from "Be all you can be" to 
"Do more than you can do"!

On Fri, 09 Jun 2000 07:58:19 -0700 "MacDonald, Jennifer"
<jmacdonald@sach.org> writes:
> I was thinking the same thing!!!
> 
> 
> 
> > My god......slave labor is illegal.
> > Don Hammer, Retired Guy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > I have about 2000 cases per year, average 40-50 blocks per day 
> (75% are
> > > small biopsies), we have a very busy GYN clinic.
> > > I am the only histotech, so I also do all the qc/qa paperwork, 
> supplies,
> > > etc. I have a cytotech that I work with, so I also cover cyto 
> when
> > > necessary. We also do a few autopsies, so I am the diener and do 
> the
> > > shipping of consults and special studies. I get the honor of
> > > transcriptionist for all the returned consult reports as well. I 
> also do
> > the
> > > grossing of the routine cases, the path does the really 
> complicated
> > ones.
> > I
> > > am the Copath system manager for the Army in Alaska, with links 
> to
> > Brooke
> > > Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Cheryl Monteverde
> > > Bassett Army Hospital
> > > Ft. Wainwright, AK
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: JennieLynn6176@aol.com [mailto:JennieLynn6176@aol.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 12:04 PM
> > > To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > > Subject: workload question
> > >
> > >
> > > All the histonetters that work in a hospital lab setting, I have 
> a
> > question
> > > about how many techs are employed in relation to your workload.  
>   I
> > work
> > in
> > >
> > > a hospital lab that has approximately 20,000 cases a year. We 
> average
> > about
> > > 70-85 biopsy blocks a day and roughly 180-200 surgical blocks.  
> We are
> > > responsible for accessioning specimens, logging the specimens, 
> cleaning
> > up
> > > in
> > > our grossing room after the resident pathologists, processing,
> > embedding,
> > > cutting, routine staining,manual coverslipping,  special 
> staining and
> > > automated immuno staining(which we rotate a week at a time 1 
> person on
> > > specials, 1 person on immunos), preparing cell blocks,  all 
> filing of
> > blocks
> > >
> > > and slides, and also packing and mailing out  all consult cases. 
>  We
> > have
> > 5
> > > general techs and 1 head tech, who is responsible for all 
> ordering and
> > QA/QC
> > >
> > > paperwork and also does bench work.    How does this compare to  
> your
> > > labs????  Thanks
> > >
> > > Jennifer Macias HT
> > > Forum Health
> > > Western Reserve Care System
> > > Youngstown, Ohio
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
> 

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