yes to all Paula's points! Plants make people happy and NASA has proved they are also very good for protecting our people in the lab. I just ordered 4 plants for our lab and I think other people should too!
There is a point where regulation goes too far, and IMHO, not allowing plants in lab is a case in point Happy hump day everyone 😄 mills Caroline Miller (mills) Director of Histology 3Scan, Inc 415-2187297 > On Jun 3, 2015, at 8:42 AM, Paula Pierce <cont...@excaliburpathology.com> > wrote: > > Ugh. TOO MANY REGULATIONS! > What about plants and flowers taken to patient's rooms as get well wishes!?! > Soil on shoes? Incoming air every time the front doors open an infinite > number of times a day? > Boxes supplies come in? Have you ever seen inside a semi truck trailer? The > multiple holding docks boxes sit on awaiting transport? > We cannot live in a bubble. > > Paula Pierce, BS, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 5830 N > Blue Lake Dr. Norman, OK 73069 405-759-3953 PH 405-759-7513 FAX > www.excaliburpathology.com > From: "Goins, Tresa" <tgo...@mt.gov> > To: Tony Henwood (SCHN) <tony.henw...@health.nsw.gov.au>; Michelle Lamphere > <michelle.lamph...@childrens.com>; "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 9:18 AM > Subject: Re: [Histonet] plants in the lab > > Patients do not have to go to the fungal spores, the spores will go to the > patient. > Depending on spore size, the spores may stay airborne for months - the spores > "sediment" to a surface in still air. > A condition not likely to occur in a hospital environment - they scurry > around until finding a lung or mucous membrane to adhere to. > It doesn't take long for a single miss-handled Aspergillus culture plate to > contaminate an entire multi-story research lab. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Henwood (SCHN) [mailto:tony.henw...@health.nsw.gov.au] > Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 3:20 PM > To: Michelle Lamphere; 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' > Subject: Re: [Histonet] plants in the lab > > Hi Michelle, > Why would patients be in a histo lab anyway? > > ________________________________________ > From: Michelle Lamphere [michelle.lamph...@childrens.com] > Sent: Sunday, 31 May 2015 10:36 PM > To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' > Subject: Re: [Histonet] plants in the lab > > Our hospital Safety and Infection Control departments have policies in place > prohibiting any potted plants from being in the hospital, anywhere. We can > have them if they are only in water, but the soil presents an infection > control issue for patients because of potential mildew, mold, spores, etc. > > > Michelle Lamphere > Senior Tech, Histology > Anatomic Pathology > O: 214.456.2318 | Fax: 214.456.0779 > E: michelle.lamph...@childrens.com > 1935 Medical District Drive | B1.06 | Dallas, Texas 75235 > > > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 14:23:00 -0400 > From: "Blazek, Linda" <lbla...@digestivespecialists.com> > To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Subject: [Histonet] plants in the lab > Message-ID: > > <5a2bd13465e061429d6455c8d6b40e391742126...@ibmb7exchange.digestivespecialists.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Happy Friday all! > > Does anyone have documentation of the benefit of having plants in the lab? I > know this was discusses quite a while ago but I can't find references for it. > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Linda > > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > This e-mail, facsimile, or letter and any files or attachments transmitted > with it contains information that is confidential and privileged. This > information is intended only for the use of the > individual(s) and entity(ies) to whom it is addressed. If you are the > intended recipient, further disclosures are prohibited without proper > authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, > copying, printing, or use of this information is strictly prohibited and > possibly a violation of federal or state law and regulations. If you have > received this information in error, please notify Children's Medical Center > Dallas immediately via e-mail at priv...@childrens.com. 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