Dartmouth-Hitchcock Sample Tracking Case Study
Saving Time Storing and Retrieving Samples
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center needed a way to store and, more importantly, find samples in the laboratory. The clinical chemistry lab runs more than 1.4 million tests per year, providing critical testing services to a Level 1 trauma center, a neonatal nursery, a cancer center and transplant services. While realizing an 8 to 10% increase in test volumes annually and a 20% increase in Outreach – the key to handling the increasing demands was working smarter. Using Instrument Manager’s™ Specimen Storage and Retrieval, they can focus on providing world-class diagnostics services rather than hunting for samples.
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The Profile
Type
Non for Profit Academic Health Facility
Size
372 Beds
Specialties
- Level 1 Trauma Center
- Tertiary Care
- Neonatal nursery, transplant services
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Full-service Children’s Hospital
- 30 Outpatient Clinical Locations
- Trains over 350+ residents and fellows annually
Discipline
Chemistry, Immunochemistry, Toxicology
Volume
1.4 million tests per year
Instrumentation
Roche
LIS
Cerner Millennium
Key Takeaways
- 2 to 3 hours saved daily storing and locating samples
- Techs are notified of pending and held tests before a sample is stored
- Tracks each sample's storage location and who checks it in and out
- Single, networkable sample storage and retrieval solution for the entire enterprise