Re: Turnaround time

Frederic Preffer (preffer@helix.mgh.harvard.edu)
Mon, 12 May 1997 20:57:20 -0400

>Dear Wal
>
>The actual written report can take a few days. Telephone contact is always
available within about 3-4 hours, or about an hour for kids.
>
>f preffer
>boston
>
>
>>
>>>A question for the clinical florals.
>>>
>>>When processing a leuk. specimen from an outside source, what is the
>>>average time for a report to be sent out ?
>>>We have a "sister" hospital where some of the clinicians seem to feel that
>>>doing a full leukaemia phenotype takes no longer than running a simple CBC
>>>!
>>>Needless to say they know nothing whatsoever about flow.
>>>I just thought I'd get a feel for the speed of the service we give as
>>>compared to other providers.
>>>There is no costing involved - this is a free service to all the hospitals
>>>here in Oman.
>>>
>>>Wal Sharp
>>>SQU
>>>Oman
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>


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