Medical Director: Donald A. Giacherio, Ph.D.

Administrative Manager: Harry Neusius, SM(ASCP), MBA
hneusius@umich.edu

Supervisor: Kristina Martin, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)
martkris@umich.edu

Phone: 734-936-6728
For Pneumatic Tube Carrier Requests

A service unit within the Pathology Laboratories, Specimen Processing (Central Distribution) receives incoming laboratory test specimens from patient floors and clinics (on and off-site) for the University of Michigan Health System. Staff in this unit complete the entry of orders into the Laboratory Information System which is maintained by Pathology Data Systems.

A physical inspection of the specimen is performed to ensure that it is in the correct tube, is not damaged, and has been transported to Specimen Processing appropriately.

The specimen is then prepared (centrifuged, divided into aliquots) and distributed to the requested laboratory. Specimen Processing staff also ship patient samples to outside reference laboratories if the procedure is not performed in one of our laboratories.

Telephone reporting of laboratory results is provided on a limited basis and should be requested only when access to a patient's chart or to a computer terminal is not feasible.

Clinic Coordinators:
Bonnie Grayson, Day Shift
Renee Stoklosa, MLT(ASCP), Day Shift
Frank Ashe, Afternoon Shift
Mary Deis, Afternoon Shift
Dawn Lossos, Midnight Shift

Training Coordinator:
Cybill Rowerdink

Senior Medical Technologist, Sendout Lab/Mlabs:
Beth Lawless, MT(ASCP)

For additional information, please refer to the Clinical Test Catalog.
Also see the Sendout Links.

• Handles over 4,000,000 specimens/year
• Most of the Order Entry
• Some specimen preparation
• Overnight storage for non 24hr labs