Calgary ’s Long Clinical Laboratory Waits at Patient Service Centers Prompt Alberta Health Services to Add Extra Appointments, Temporary Locations
As patients and staff suffer with lengthening wait times, critics claim proposed solutions won’t remedy the ailing system of collecting medical laboratory specimens With a backlog of lab appointments and a plethora of long wait times for phlebotomy services in the Canadian Province of Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is feeling the heat. As a […]
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Medical Laboratory Workers Again on Strike at Large Clinical Laboratory Company Locations around New Zealand
Strike may delay critical blood testing and cause postponement of many surgical procedures Medical technicians, phlebotomists, and clinical laboratory scientists in New Zealand are once again going on strike for fairer pay in various areas around the island nation. And their complaints mirror similar complaints by healthcare and clinical laboratory workers in the US. The […]
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Source: Dark Daily - August 4, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Source Type: news
Career Immersion Program offers deep dive into health science careers for Minnesota students
2019 Career Immersion Program ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Thirty-two Minnesota high school students are participating in a five-day residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester this week, learning about 15 health science careers ranging from phlebotomy to nuclear medicine. The Career Immersion Program, presented by Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, offers high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with experts in some of the most sought-after health science fields. Now in its… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
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How One Red Cross Volunteer Overcame Her Fear of Donating Blood
I became a first-time blood donor, thanks to the American Red Cross and its incredible volunteers. – Ava Arteaga
Shortly after joining the Red Cross as a volunteer, I realized I had never donated blood. I knew blood donations had decreased since the beginning of the pandemic and decided this would be a great way to begin my volunteer journey and contribute to those in need of lifesaving blood.
I began this process by booking an appointment online at RedCrossBlood.org. I scheduled an appointment and decided to complete my RapidPass® next— this way I could save time on the day of the blood donation. When the day...
Source: Red Cross Chat - May 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood Volunteers Source Type: news
City of Baltimore, University of Maryland Create Pilot Program to Train People to Work in Clinical Laboratories
Funded by the CDC, the program hopes to alleviate personnel shortages in Baltimore area clinical labs while also producing a knowledge base for lab managers nationwide Clinical laboratory managers struggling to fill vacant phlebotomy and accessioning positions will be interested to learn about a pilot program being conducted by the City of Baltimore and the […]
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Might Phlebotomy Become Fully Automated? Dutch Company Is Working to Develop World ’s First Autonomous Blood-drawing Station
Should this AI-driven technology prove viable in clinical settings, it could contribute to easing the shortage of qualitied phlebotomists for medical laboratories worldwide Could phlebotomists one day be out of a job? If European medical technology company Vitestro has its way, that could someday become a reality in European hospitals and in clinical laboratories worldwide. […]
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Mauritius: Dialysis Nurses and Blood Bank Assistants Awarded Certificates in Nephrology and Phlebotomy
[Government of Mauritius] Dialysis Nurses and Blood Bank Assistants received certificates, yesterday at the School of Nursing in Pamplemousses, after having completed courses spanning over six months in Nephrology and in Phlebotomy, respectively. The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, was present. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 13, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Home care company Sprinter Health partners with virtual care provider Firefly Health
Firefly members will have access to Sprinter ' s phlebotomists and nurses for at-home services. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - November 10, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Study Shows School-Aged Children Can Successfully Swab Themselves for COVID-19 Tests, But Is This Something That Can Help Short-Staffed Medical Laboratories?
Encouraging patients—even children—to be more directly involved in their own medical care may reduce the burden on healthcare workers and might even help those clinical laboratories struggling to hire enough phlebotomists to collect specimens Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have concluded a study which found that school-aged children can successfully use a nasal […]
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Norovirus Triples; Cashing in on Death; Phlebotomist Arrested for Sexual Assault
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According to the CDC, cases of norovirus almost tripled during the 2021 to 2022 surveillance period as compared with 2020-2021.
As of Thursday, 4.4 million Americans had received... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 23, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
When It Comes to Monkeypox Testing, Clinical Laboratories Should Be Aware of Five Significant Developments
There are reports of phlebotomists refusing to draw monkeypox blood samples and social stigma surrounding the disease can affect who gets a medical laboratory test Cases of monkeypox are increasing in the US—14,115 as of Aug. 19, up 1,400 from the prior week—and clinical laboratories around the country are bracing for a potential increase in […]
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Public wants government to deliver an above-inflation wage rise for NHS staff, poll shows
More than half (55%) the public believe that an above-inflation pay rise for NHS staff of more than 9% would be a fair increase, according to a Savanta ComRes poll published today (Monday).
The research on behalf of 13 of the UK’s health unions – between them representing around a million NHS staff – shows this compares with just over a quarter (28%) of people who say a below-inflation rise would be fair. Seven in ten (69%) back a wage increase of more than 5%.
Almost three in five (58%) UK adults believe health workers would be justified in taking industrial action if the government pay award in England is below ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - July 17, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release nhs pay Put NHS pay right Source Type: news
Researchers Develop ‘Smart’ Microneedle Adhesive Bandage System for Monitoring Sodium, Glucose, pH, and More
Platform could be next breakthrough in quest for painless technology to replace in-patient phlebotomy blood draws for many clinical laboratory tests In a proof-of-concept study, scientists from Israel and China have developed a “smart” microneedle adhesive bandage that measures and monitors in real time three critical biomarkers that currently require invasive blood draws for medical […]
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Redcliffe Labs plans to hire over 1,000 persons in next six months
Currently with over 1,200 employees serving in 30 cities and processing 1 lakh tests daily, Redcliffe Labs aims to build a 100-lab network, 5,000 collection centers and 5,000 phlebotomists field team for digital business and to serve 50,000 homes every day. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - December 6, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sprinter Health scores $33M for its in-home lab service
Sprinter sends nurses and phlebotomists into the home to collect for lab tests, do vitals checks and test for COVID-19. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - October 13, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
