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Successful community-based laboratory services program for long-term care facilities, Part 1.

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  • 1Hagerstown Medical Laboratory, Inc., Hagerstown, Maryland, USA.

Clinical Leadership & Management Review : the Journal of CLMA
|June 8, 2001
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Hagerstown Medical Laboratory (HML) offers successful laboratory outreach services to over 50 long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Maryland and West Virginia. This program enhances patient care for residents in nursing homes and homebound individuals.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Healthcare Outreach Programs
  • Geriatric Care Services

Background:

  • Hagerstown Medical Laboratory (HML) is a key regional reference laboratory.
  • HML serves over 50 long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Western Maryland and West Virginia.
  • The laboratory also supports Washington County Hospital and provides homebound services via its Nursing Home Program (NHP).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document the successful implementation of an outreach laboratory service program.
  • To highlight the benefits of providing specialized laboratory services to long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
  • To share HML's experience in extending laboratory support to nursing home residents and homebound patients.

Main Methods:

  • The article describes HML's established outreach program model.

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  • It details the operational framework for serving multiple long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
  • The methods encompass services for nursing home residents and homebound patients.

    • Main Results:

    • HML has successfully provided laboratory services to a significant number of LTCFs.
    • The outreach program demonstrates a viable model for regional laboratory support.
    • Services extend to nursing homes and include specialized programs for homebound patients.

    Conclusions:

    • HML's outreach program is a successful model for delivering essential laboratory services to LTCFs.
    • This initiative improves healthcare access for vulnerable patient populations in nursing homes and at home.
    • The program demonstrates the value of regional laboratories in supporting geriatric and homebound care.