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Why Choose Integrated Regional Laboratories As Your Laboratory?
IRL is a network of laboratories that include a fully automated core laboratory, multidisciplinary Pathology group and 12 hospital-based rapid-response laboratories. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Integrated Regional Laboratories (IRL) is the most advanced automated laboratory in the state of Florida, providing physicians, clients, and hospitals with real-time results for a full menu of clinical tests 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Hospital Services
IRL also serves as a shared service laboratory for HCA’s East Florida Division hospitals, managing these laboratory operations and supporting their esoteric and microbiology testing needs. Today, IRL will work with HCA Eastern Group facilities to support their esoteric testing needs.
Commercial Outreach
IRL’s commercial outreach business serves more than 1,800 domestic and international commercial clients, including physician offices, nursing homes, non-HCA hospitals and other business accounts.
A Complete Laboratory Solution
The IRL core laboratory utilizes laboratory automation designed to: minimize the need for specimen allocation; facilitate rapid specimen routing to testing equipment; enable specimen sampling directly from the automation track; auto-release normal patient results; and optimize specimen storage and retrieval.
IRL offers a state-of-the art diagnostic testing menu, stat testing, unmatched microbiology capabilities, as well as accessible, personalized client support services that include:
- a professional sales and marketing team
- fleet of courier vehicles to support hospital and commercial outreach specimen transportation.
- full-service clinical and anatomic pathology laboratory capabilities with proven success in acute care and outpatient settings
- full-time on-site medical and clinical consultants who provide guidance during test selection and interpretation
- international service and multilingual professionals who communicate with clients and physicians outside the United States.
Access IRL—a web-based electronic laboratory test ordering and reporting system designed for use in physicians’ offices, nursing stations, mobile phlebotomy units, or virtually any computer with Internet access—interfaces with client Practice Management Systems and Electronic Medical Record Systems to facilitate information exchange and optimize office staff efficiency.
“IRL’s commitment is to provide the right information, in the right place, at the right time, every time,” says Joanne Trout, chief executive officer for IRL. “With our cutting-edge technologies, process and equipment standardization, extensive test menu offering, shorter outpatient wait times, and efficient and professional staff, we offer the capabilities of a national laboratory with the personal touch of a regional facility. Simply put, we provide faster and more accurate lab results for better patient care.”
Quality First
In 2008, IRL will apply to the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to achieve inspection status as a fully integrated system. In support of this initiative, IRL has standardized its policies and practices across all 14 testing locations with regard to chemistry, coagulation, hematology microbiology, point of care, serology, transfusion services, urinalysis, specimen collection, quality and safety.
IRL launched a Six Sigma program to demonstrate its commitment to continuous process improvement. To date, more than 11 projects have been completed and 11 Green Belts and 90 Yellow Belts trained. Successful projects include Hospital Laboratory ER TAT reduction, enhanced modalities for client report delivery, and duplicate order reduction.
For the most advanced technologies, the very finest in customer service, and the accurate information you require, call on Integrated Regional Laboratories.
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