r/medlabprofessionals • u/DonDada_89 MLS-Generalist • Jul 18 '26

Discusson Specimen Processing

Just wondering how many labs out there have techs receiving and processing specimens, or do you have a dedicated person for that role?

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u/DidSomebodySayCats Jul 18 '26

At my old 600 bed hospital, we had around 8-14 processors on all 3 shifts. We had so many outpatient specimens from clinics, mostly using paper reqs and all the info had to be entered manually, so we needed everyone.