Main location: 5.208 John Sealy Annex.
Hours: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday thru Friday.

Interim Reports are printed after 11 a.m. on the unit printer of some nursing units. The report contains all laboratory results verified since the Daily Summary was printed. This report is printed on plain white paper and is available for physician use. It is not placed on the patient chart.

Daily Summary Reports are printed each day and include all laboratory results verified since the last Weekly Summary. The report has a yellow stripe on the right hand edge of the paper. Most of these reports are delivered to the nursing units by 5:30 a.m. by the laboratory via pneumatic tube system. A blue banner sheet accompanies the reports for each unit. The person receiving the reports must sign the banner sheet along with the date and time of receipt and return it to the laboratory via the pneumatic tube system. The reports are placed in the patient’s chart and replaced each day new reports are received.

Weekly Summary Reports are printed each Tuesday night and are delivered Wednesday morning. They contain all laboratory results verified over the last week. The report has a pink stripe on the right hand edge of the paper. These reports are delivered in the same manner as the Daily Summaries. The reports are placed on the patient chart and all Daily Summary reports (yellow) are removed. The Weekly Summary remains in the patient’s chart as long as the patient is on the unit.

Discharge Summary Reports are printed after the patient is discharged and contain all results completed. The report has a blue stripe on the right hand edge of the paper. These reports are delivered to Medical Records. All Daily (yellow) and Weekly (pink) Summaries are removed and the Discharge Summary is placed in the patient’s medical record.

Pathology Report is printed as the case is verified and it is delivered to the nursing unit mid-day. The Physician’s copy is printed with the pink stripe and should not be placed in the patient’s chart. The medical record copy is printed with the blue stripe and must be placed in the patient’s chart. The medical record copy is the final report and must never be removed from the chart.