The principle reference lab MUSC uses is ARUP in Salt Lake City, Utah. Specimens are picked up here every day and flown to ARUP for analysis. Orders flow from here to there and, following analysis, results and interpretations flow back from there to here. Once the results are received in the Cerner system they become a part of the patient's record. These results are available on StatLan and soon will be a part of Oacis.
Most work is processed and available the same day.
Anatomic pathology and microbiology work usually takes two or more days to turn out. The lab system runs on a DEC VAX 7720 located in room 318 of Children's Hospital. For more information, please contact Michael Irving, Manager of Patient Care systems at 792-4820.