Blood Testing at Warp Speed

Video by Harry Moxley

UVA Enlists Robotic Help to Enhance Blood Testing

Automation Allows UVA to Speed Results, Offer Wider Range of Tests

The University of Virginia Health System has revolutionized how it tests patient blood samples, automating its primary testing facility with high-tech robots that are getting doctors results quickly and efficiently – and allowing UVA to offer a wider range of blood tests to boot.

Speedy turnaround times for blood tests are often vital for physicians making important patient-care decisions. They can literally be the difference in life and death. “We are known for receiving the sickest patients, and we want to get the correct treatment to them as rapidly as possible,” explained Doris Haverstick, PhD, UVA’s director of clinical chemistry.

Randy Vandevander, senior manager of UVA’s now automated Clinical Core Laboratory, noted that in one instance, a doctor in the Emergency Department ordered an additional test after sending over a patient blood sample. When the physician went to check on the expected turnaround time, “it had already been sampled, tested and the tube was back in the [storage] rack here,” Vandevander said. “That’s just how quick the system is.”

[RozellaHopkins]

I am a phlebotomist and have worked in specimen processing. You need to go to college for mlt to work on the big chemistry analyer or microscopic analysis.

[fredsmith]

amazing. thanks guys for all you do, very impressive.

[rickyticky]

I thought humans would test it with a microscope. But in reality it's machines that do. Good to know

[berrysubliminals]

What career do I need to study in order to work there?? Is biochemistry the right choice?

[victorianrichard]

tomorrow i need to doing the blood test now i know the preceding

[Lisa-vri]

This is great for medical don't have it in the state of Louisiana at least my doctors are not telling me nothing about it.

[Tempelier_]

Can you see if anyone had RH-null with the normal test

[thegamechanger]

Those equipment are particularly small

Yeah, I don't mind giving the blue prints of it.

My technology are for industrialize those products.

It's services it's good
But it's a different domain.

[avisiktachakraborty]

Health testing lab...new world..perfection...

[許進曾]

This is a mostly automated blood testing machine, very good. After seeing silicon valley's greatest disaster.

[thegamechanger]

Counting of ratio red blood to white blood and plasma.

Then the molecular composition of blood it's density and composition which we know how to do it.

Counting it's only microscope and camera, you know this is my natural area. Counting .

How about calculations
It's more algebra

Polymerase chain identification
Which are cameras and identification.

We are heading to another application of Angels eyes.
Its really easy.

I would not copy anything.
I would design a new ones.

[AmericanPride]

1:15 is like to check out her blood samples.




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[CrookedEyeSniper]

I don't want speed. I want to live.

[liveuntetheredmusepodcast]

Imagine all the mistakes that were made in the past! Ugh....

[DECIMUSME]

So much politics in health care. It cost me $4 to do a complete CBC, and the results in 5 min. It's all computer done. What a joke.