BMC\u2019s Clinical Chemistry, Hematology and Microbiology Laboratories are moving to 670 Albany St., 7th floor: APRIL 28 – MAY 2<\/p>\n
REMINDER<\/strong><\/span> Sunday, May 1, Lab Info System Full Downtime 10 AM to 3 PM. A Corp Comm will provide more details, as with any downtime. <\/span><\/p>\n When? How will we get our lab tests during the move? Will there be any Downtimes? How will we get our specimens to the new lab? What about the Blood Bank? What about Blood Gases?<\/strong> Will there be changes in how we order our lab tests?<\/strong> Will the telephone numbers remain the same?<\/strong> Will the hours of lab service change?<\/strong> Will I be able to bring specimens to the new lab myself as I sometimes do now?<\/strong> Will there be changes in specimen collection?<\/strong> How will I know what blood collection tube to use or how to collect blood cultures if you are changing vendors?<\/strong> With the specimen collection container changes, how will I get the new blood culture bottles, blood, or urine collection containers?<\/strong> How will I know which containers to use?<\/strong> Why did we change the containers?<\/strong> Will there be changes in lab test \u2018reference ranges\u2019 (sometimes referred to as \u2018normal ranges\u2019)?<\/strong> BMC\u2019s Clinical Chemistry, Hematology and Microbiology Laboratories are moving to 670 Albany St., 7th floor: APRIL 28 – MAY 2 REMINDER Sunday, May 1, Lab Info System Full Downtime 10 AM to 3 PM. A Corp Comm will provide more details, as with any downtime. When? The move begins Thursday, April 28, and will conclude […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1131,"featured_media":0,"parent":10452,"menu_order":41,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2012"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10472,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2012\/revisions\/10472"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>The move begins Thursday, April 28, and will conclude on Monday, May 2.<\/p>\n
\nThe Laboratory will provide uninterrupted services during the move. More details will follow.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>We will have a Lab Information Systems downtime on Sunday, May 1, for approximately four (4) hours beginning at 10 a.m. As with previous downtimes, Lab staff will fax all lab results and call critical results.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>New stations for the P-Tube will deliver the specimens to the new lab, the same way it did for the old locations. A courier service will continue to transport specimens that cannot be transported through the P-Tube or when the P-Tube is down. More detailed information about the P-Tube will follow.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Blood Bank will remain in its current locations:
\n\u2022 H4 on Newton Pavilion
\n\u2022 2nd floor, Menino Pavilion<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Menino Pavilion: The blood gas laboratory will remain on the 1st floor.
\n\u2022 Newton Pavilion: Blood gases will continue to be performed in the current location on H3, until the new blood gas laboratory is created on H4, adjacent to the Blood Bank.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 No. The lab test ordering process will remain the same.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Yes<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 No, we will continue to provide the same scope of service 24\/7.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 The 670 building is a secure building. As it is currently managed, only those with ID access will be able to enter the elevators and select a floor.
\n\u2022 There are security guards in the lobby 7 days a week from 7 AM to 7 PM if you need assistance during those times.
\n\u2022 There is also a video phone at the outside door which will connect you directly with the laboratory on the 7th floor.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 We are changing the supplier of the collection tubes.<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 We are changing instrumentation for blood cultures. There will be some changes with the bottles and transfer devices.<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 SKIN PREP for blood cultures will remain the same.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 We will provide a tube conversion chart soon. It will be posted in multiple locations around campus as well on the Lab Move intranet page.
\n\u2022 Unit-based education sessions will occur the week of April 18th.<\/span> Educational materials will be available in patient care locations as well as posted on the Laboratory Medicine intranet site.
\n\u2022 We are working with the nurse educators and the medical staff leadership to ensure education and changes are communicated.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Materials Management and the Laboratory have worked out a conversion plan for all locations in the hospital.
\n\u2022 The conversion plan will be sent out soon.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Unit-based training is scheduled for next week.
\n\u2022 A conversion chart and the powerpoint presentations used for training will be posted on the Department of Laboratory Medicine intranet page, under Lab Move, and in many locations around the campus shortly.
\n\u2022 The changes are not dramatic for most containers i.e. a blue top for coagulation is still a blue top with the new containers.
\n\u2022 Note: The laboratory specimen labels will also have the container type on them, on the right hand side of the label, in shaded area. That code corresponds to the \u201cTube Color Code\u201d listed on the conversion chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 We changed the containers for several different reasons, which include:<\/p>\n\n
\n\u2022 Yes, there will be some changes, based on our new instrumentation.
\n\u2022 Reference ranges are always included with every lab test, each time a test result is reported.
\n\u2022 Pathologists, residents, laboratory managers, and staff are always available for questions or consults. Our contact information remains the same. Please see the Department of Laboratory Medicine intranet page for contact information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"