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Committee approves GeneXpert lease and chemistry-system replacement to speed testing and stabilize lab operations
Summary
The committee approved a three-year lease for a Cepheid GeneXpert instrument to bring high-volume infectious tests in-house (reducing turnaround to ~90 minutes from 2–6 days) and a five-year replacement contract for the hospital’s aging chemistry system; presenters said the changes reduce send-out costs and improve patient throughput and antimicrobial stewardship.
The finance committee approved two laboratory equipment contracts intended to speed diagnostic testing and stabilize lab operations.
Rick Pence, director of the clinical laboratory, presented a three-year lease for a Cepheid GeneXpert molecular instrument to bring three high-volume infectious-disease tests in-house. Pence said the tests now go to a reference lab with turnaround times of two…
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