ORLANDO, Fla., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Florida Hospital is
improving its laboratory testing capabilities with new
state-of-the-art equipment from Roche Diagnostics that is designed
to help labs increase their testing capacity and deliver reliable
results with greater efficiency. The high-volume, automated system
will allow patient blood samples to pass through the testing
process untouched by human hands.
As the Central Florida community grows and the hospital cares
for more patients, the new equipment will enable the laboratory to
handle the increased demand for diagnostic tests without slowing
down the testing process. The Roche system combines three
components: the new cobas® 8000 modular analyzer series, the
cobas p 701 post-analytical unit, and the Roche/Hitachi
MODULAR PRE-ANALYTICS sample handling system. Florida Hospital
initially expects to process approximately 3,000 to 4,000 test
tubes daily and provide about two to three million individual test
results per year. The system will handle the vast majority of the
most common laboratory tests run by the hospital.
“The high volumes of testing we do at Florida Hospital make it
essential that we have the highest-capacity and most efficient
laboratory equipment available,” said Patrick O’Sullivan,
laboratory director at Florida Hospital Orlando. “This automated
system not only ensures high levels of productivity and workflow,
but also standardizes test results across all Florida Hospital
systems.”
The new system will also help ensure reliable and consistent
results for repeat testing. The refrigerated post-analytical unit
stores 27,000 test tubes, automatically retrieves them when
additional testing is needed, and automatically discards tubes that
are no longer needed.
“Florida Hospital continues to demonstrate its commitment to
innovation in patient care, and we congratulate them on being the
first U.S. hospital to adopt this new automated lab solution,” said
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