NSH News - Lab-Tech shortages during swine flu and patient risk

Press Releases

WSJ: Staff Shortages in Labs May Put Patients at Risk May 13, 2009

The swine-flu outbreak has focused a spotlight on a looming risk for hospitals and their patients: a shortage of technicians to run critical lab tests. Vanderbilt University Hospital's lab had to pull staffers from other parts of the hospital and ask technicians to work double shifts to test incoming patients for swine flu earlier this month. "It was all hands on deck for a week," says Michael Laposata, chief pathologist at the large medical center in Nashville, Tenn.

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VT Licensure for Medical Laboratory Professionals

Techs in Vermont are writing a draft for a licensure bill from the VT ASCLS that includes Pathologist Assistants, Histotechnicians, and Histotechnologists. The bill was written by Med Tech's from Fletcher Allen Health Care and Copley Hospital with the input from lab personnel throughout Vermont.

Keep checking the news section of our website for frequent updates about the process.
If you have any questions or comments about the bill, contact Jude.Carpenter@vtmednet.org

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Your spring loving VT/NH Histocrew.

Spring Newsletter!

Hi Fellow Histotechs :)

The VT/NH Histo Newsletter for Spring 2009 is now ready. Click on the link below to download or view the file.
Our lovely newsletter editors worked hard on our first official web-mailing. Also, feel free to comment on anything, or offer up new information at any time.
Please check back often. We will be using this section of the website to keep everyone up to date on local, regional, and national histology and lab news.

We hope you enjoy!


VT/NH Histocrew.

Spring Newsletter 2009