Pathology/Histology is responsible for the autopsy suite, providing the autopsy service, stocking the morgue. Nursing is responsible for the delivery of patients 24/7 to the morgue. Histology is responsible for releasing patients on day shift and arranging the autopsy if one is requested. We have an autopsy assistant who operates our morgue and works in histology when she is not busy providing service to the morgue. Evenings, nights and weekends the nursing service releases the patients. We are responsible for repairs to the autopsy suite. Nursing provides the transport carts.
In case of a disaster, another room in the hospital is designated as the temporary morgue. Hazel Horn Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP) Supervisor of Histology Arkansas Children's Hospital 1 Children's Way Slot 820 Little Rock, AR 72202 phone 501.364.4240 fax 501.364.3155 visit us on the web at: www.archildrens.org -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rathborne, Toni Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 1:51 PM To: Histonet_Listserv (E-mail) Subject: [Histonet] Morgue responsibilities Hi everyone. Happy Friday! We are in the process of reviewing our morgue policies, and the question about ownership has come up. How many of you are responsible for maintaining the morgue? Some hospitals I know have Security in charge, while others say Nursing or the Lab. Who is responsible for repairs, ordering new stretchers, hoists and refrigeration units? If the refrigeration goes down, what is your back-up plan? Do you have an agreement with another hospital, or Medical Examiner? Do you use refrigerated trucks? What is in your Disaster Policy when extra body storage is needed? Thanks in advance for all of your responses. Toni Rathborne Pathology Supervisor Somerset Medical Center 110 Rehill Ave. Somerville,NJ 08876 908-595-2367 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Somerset Medical Center and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may contain privileged, confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information entitled to protection and/or exemption from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Somerset Medical Center's computer Help Desk at 908-685-2200, ext. 4050. Be sure to visit Somerset Medical Center's Web site - www.somersetmedicalcenter.com - for the most up-to-date news, event listings, health information and more. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet