In early 2012, North Oaks Medical Center, located in Hammond, La., became
the first hospital on the Northshore of New Orleans and along the I-12
growth corridor to automate its laboratory to achieve rapid, secure processing
of specimens drawn in the hospital or clinic settings. Lab automation
eliminates many of the manual steps previously necessary to process lab
results. Use of bar code technology safeguards that the correct tests
are run for the correct patient. The end result is that lab results are
processed and reported to physicians more quickly so that proper diagnosis
and treatment for their patients can be determined.
For more information about the Department of Laboratories at North Oaks
Health System,
click here.