Mike, Yes that is correct. Histology labs because of their toxic chemicals and less than pleasant odors need to keep the doors shut for proper ventilation. This doesn't always happen when there is a high volume of people going in and out. I like it to the requirement that there be a sink (clean sink) in every Histology lab too. We have two sinks, 1 for special stains and the other for tissue processor loading and formalin neutralization. Which sink do you think might be cleaner????
Vikki Baker On Fri, Nov 16, 2018, 11:35 AM Mike Pence via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > OK, How many of you keep your doors to your Histology Dept. closed all the > time? We were told by a CIHQ inspector that Histology Dept must be under > negative air flow ALL THE TIME. This was a new one for me. The standard is > from the ASHRAE 170 table 7.1 > This is just an FYI for you all that these are the kinds of things CMS is > looking at now days. > > Michael S. Pence | Supervisor of Laboratory Services > Great River Health Systems > 1221 S. Gear Ave. | West Burlington, IA 52655 > Office 319-768-4546 | Main 319-768-4525 | Fax 319-768-4557 > mpe...@grhs.net<mailto:mpe...@grhs.net> | www.greatrivermedical.org< > http://www.greatrivermedical.org>. > www.Facebook.com/GreatRiverHealthSystems< > http://www.Facebook.com/GreatRiverHealthSystems> | > www.Twitter/GreatRiverMed<http://www.Twitter/GreatRiverMed> > > > Information in this communication, including attachments, is confidential > and intended only for the addressee(s). This communication may contain > privileged, confidential, proprietary or trade secret information entitled > to protection or exemption from disclosure under law. If you are not an > intended recipient, please know that any use, distribution or copying of > this communication, or any action taken based on the information in this > communication, is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you received this > communication in error, please notify the sender and delete this > communication from your device. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet