We dispose of our flammables by a waste disposal company.
Joyce Cline, H. T. (ASCP)
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
joyce.cl...@meritushealth.com
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[histonet-boun
We have a 1512 microtome that can be used for parts or used to cut. All we ask
is for shipping to be paid. Contact me off line.
Joyce Cline, H. T. (ASCP)
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
joyce.cl...@meritushealth.commailto:joyce.cl...@meritushealth.com
I am sorry to report that the 1512 microtome has multiple requests and I am
closing the offer.
Sorry, we didn't know they were still so popular.
Joyce Cline, H. T. (ASCP)
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
joyce.cl...@meritushealth.com
Our waste is stored outside the building in a PIG unit that can hold two 55 gal
drums leakage if necesary. We have a waste company pick up every 3 weeks. You
cannot store on site more than 90 days flammable hazardous waste.
Joyce Cline, H. T. (ASCP)
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
Full time position, M-F varying shifts 6:00am to 6:00pm, rotating bench
assignments, IHC, special stains and autopsies. No Saturdays or week end call.
We are near Wash D.C., Baltimore and other site seeing areas.
Go to Meritushealth.com HR department for job listings.
Joyce Cline, H. T. (ASCP
We have two benches assigned to check and fill out inventory sheets once per
week. One inventory deals with special stains and IHC along with other items
that are in the same room. The other deals with accessioning, cutting and
processing.
Joyce Cline, H.T. (ASCP)
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
We use Formula 83 and we still have to use Xyene to remove coverslips from
slides that are more than 2 days old.
Joyce Cline
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
joyce.cl...@wchsys.org
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Does anyone have any experience with storing formalin fixed breast tissue in
70% before processing? I am trying to comply with the new guidelines set forth
by CAP and ASCO with regard to Her2 and ER/PR and since my lab does not operate
on the weekend we have been well above the 48 hour
We use the Lecia ST5020 for our paps and it performs just fine. We looked into
a Symphony but reagent cost was too high for us compared to what we pay now.
For those of you who currently use or have used any of these instruments:
Why did you chose it and
Form 83 or Xylene for 20 seconds
coverslip normally
Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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[histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Behnaz
How does everyone handle disposing of blocks that are more than 10 years old?
Are they incinerated, hauled away by a waste management company or just thrown
in the trash.
In Maryland I was told they can't be thrown in the regular trash by a state
waste official.
Joyce Cline, Technical
colitis . A pas light
green is done on esophogeal biopsies for candida. Any other specials are done
at the request of the pathologist.
Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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slides which is what Ventana approves for our NexES
stainer) The American Master Tech fungus controls stain well with Pas light
green and GMS.
Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
joyce.cl...@wchsys.org
case or going behind them and checking everything? AP assistants handle logging
all our cases. (not HT's)
Thank you
Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
joyce.cl...@wchsys.orgmailto:joyce.cl...@wchsys.org
We have Meditech but have never used order entry. Our IS determined with the
mistakes the floors make in entering they would not include us in order entry.
Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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The new hospital is going up where we are currently and the AP Assistants will
go over there to cut stain the frozens from the OR.
Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Scott
Hendricksen
Sent: 03
Belair Instrument Company, 800-783-9424
They have bought most of my old equipment at a fair price.
Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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We have a column on the quality control sheet we give the pathologist with the
slides. The pathologist marks the column for + patient slide.
Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
From: histonet-boun
How has everyone disposed of their old permanent microtome knives?
Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Laboratory
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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I use Formula 83 from CBG. I used Clear-Rite for quite a few years, but
Formula 83 works as close to Xylene as I have found.
Joyce Cline, H.T. (ASCP)
Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Lab.
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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From: histonet-boun
free
processing using Isopropyl alcohol.
We like being able to run both retorts at the same time, of course they
don't finish at the same time but closely. Your reagent usage drops also.
Joyce Cline, H.T. (ASCP)
Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Lab.
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
Has anyone experienced nuclear bubbling on prostate biopsies?
Joyce
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Our IHC waste is hauled away like our Alcohol/Xylene sub. The town we are in
would not allow the IHC waste down the sink, but they do allow us to throw
the NexES sp. Stainer waste down the sink. Maryland is the state.
Joyce Cline
Technical Specialist
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From: histonet
I review and sign each week to prove the maintenance and temperature records
are checked. I was asked by an inspector about a few days that the temps
were out of bounds for an oven.
Joyce Cline, H.T. (ASCP)
Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Lab.
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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approval.
Joyce Cline, H.T. (ASCP)
Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Lab.
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of anita dudley
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 1:07 PM
You cannot use recycled Formula 83 in the Peloris. The threshold is 88%.
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To:
Our cytotechs screen 40 to 60 a day.
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Peterson
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 3:49 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet]
Milestone makes excellent microwave processors for small GI biopsies and for
large tissues.
Joyce Cline, H.T. (ASCP)
Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Lab.
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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We use the same company that takes away our alcohol waste. They pulverize
the slides for us. There is a company in WI that makes a Slydeater that you
can rent for one month to pulverize your slides. I am looking into that
aspect.
Joyce Cline, H.T. (ASCP)
Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical
I order direct from Obex Industries, who makes Histowrap.
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Does anyone have a vendor for Histo Wrap - we have found this to be
the best in terms of filtering?
Thank you in advance
Anna
anna.in...@stmarygj.org
I have purchased a calibrated digital thermometer. I take the temps using
the calibrated thermometer and the regular thermometer. Compare the
difference and list it at the top of my Quality Control sheets for the
instruments. When the temps are taken everyday with the regular thermometer
they are
We have had the same problems, we discovered the slide surface on some of
the snowcoat slides changed to a slick surface instead of a rough surface.
We have switched to a pale gray slide that still has the rough surface and
we have not had any printing wipe off.
Joyce Cline, H.T. (ASCP
. The
smears are fixed in formalin fumes. We had a lot of smears that were not
staining for iron before using the methanol method.
Joyce Cline, H.T. (ASCP)
Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Lab.
301-665-4980
fax 301-665-4941
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a lab
wide discard.
Joyce Cline, Technical Specialist
Hagerstown Medical Lab.
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