> -----Original Message-----
> From: emergency-nurse@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:emergency-nurse@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Cochran
> Sent: 18 October 2005 23:53
> To: emergency-nurse@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [emergency-nurse.org]
>
>
> Hi Martyn
>
> One of our biggest problem is the ancillary departments,
> particularly lab. They are actually not part of the hospital, and
> are contracted. There have been numerous write-ups for delays in
> results being passed in a timely manner, for delayed lab draws, and
> even for lost samples, but nothing happens. We are in the process of
> all becoming phlebotomy certified in the ER so we can run all of our
> own labs and be less dependant on the lab. This should help
> alleviate some of the extended delays The new ISTAT machines our
> manager has ordered will give us better turn around time on many
> basic labs we need, but some tests will still need to be run by the
> lab.

Four hour target is a hospital / system wide target measured at the
'exit' from the ED so changes brought aobut were service wide ,
including stuff like lab issues etc.

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