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• Our Commitment, Cross Our Hearts
• Norman's Journey
• Caring at critical moments in the ICU
• When Muscle Matters
• Surgical Team focuses on Heart of the Matter
• If it’s an Emergency, We’re Here to Help
• It's His Special-TEE
• February is Heart Month
• Chest Pain Center is a Community Effort
• Heart Surgery's High-tech World
• PCI Puts Bounce Back in Her Step
• Cath Lab Blossoms with New Capabilities
• Heart-Healthy Eating Plan Fuels Recovery
• When It’s Time to Leave... You'll be Ready
• Learn CPR to Save a Life
• Chew an Aspirin after Calling 911
• Heart Attack Symptoms
• Symptoms of Heart Disease
• Telehealth: An Online Lifeline
• A Calm Refuge for Families
• High Blood Pressure is The Silent Killer
• Risk Factors for Heart Disease
• A Valentine's Day Double for NorthBay and Vacaville Museum
• With Lessons of the Heart, There’s Always More to Learn
• Just for Women: New Center Focuses on Their Unique Issues
• Sepehre Naficy, M.D. Joins Heart & Vascular Surgical Team
• A Leader in the Digital Age
• Hip Replacement Gives Ranch Owner a New Lease on Life
• Genentech Brings Santa to Annual ABC Party
• NorthBay Departments Adopt 62 Classrooms for Holidays
• NorthBay’s Fab New Lab
• Flu Fighters Meet Public’s Needs
• Sharing the Caring
• Help Yourself by Helping Others
• Jubilee Under the Big Top

NorthBay’s Fab New Lab

January 19, 2010 · No Comments

NorthBay Medical Center's clinical laboratory moved into a new $5.5 million facility in December, doubling the size of the old lab's workspace. The 4,000-square-foot facility features a flexible, open floor plan that will make it easier to expand as the hospital grows in the future.

The clinical laboratory operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year, to serve hospital inpatients. It now has a new refrigeration system and ample space for scientists to analyze blood and other samples. It also will add capacity and efficiency to its blood bank and the ability to do DNA testing.

The staff has an ergonomically correct working environment, complete with height-adjustable work and countertops, plenty of natural light from high windows and a natural color scheme that fosters a pleasing work atmosphere.

In the old lab at NorthBay Medical Center, employees were crammed into a much tighter space.

"For many years our laboratory staff has been working in a very small and crowded space. Despite this, they have continuously provided high quality service to our physicians, patients, and staff," says Bridgit Strachan, vice president of Quality and Professional/Support Services. "This dedicated team now has a state-of-the art facility in which to do their work. This new lab space will also accommodate the addition of new technologies and future growth."

Building contractor was Hearn Construction of Vacaville, with design by BFHL Architects of San Francisco.

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