CLINICAL LAB SCIENEC

Hospital and
Laboratory Organization
CHAPTER 4
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to:
• Provide the former title for
the administrator of a medical
facility before adoption of the
business-oriented title of chief
executive offi cer (CEO).
• Discuss how the role of the
hospital or health care facility
CEO has changed.
• List the order from CEO down to
the medical laboratory personnel
on the organizational chart.
• Explain the six major
departments of the hospital
laboratory and the major duties
of each.
• List three typical committees
found in the health care setting
and their functions.
KEY TERMS
ABO grouping
Activated partial thromboplastin
time (APTT)
Antibodies
Antigens
Bone marrow
Chief executive offi cer (CEO)
Clotting time
Direct test
Fungi
Gel technology
Immunologic hormones
Indirect test
Infection Control Committee or
Exposure Control Committee
Leukemias
Prothrombin time (PT)
Retroviruses
Rh type
Rickettsiae
Safety Committee
Serology (immunology)
Thrombocytes
Tissue Committee
Treponema pallidum
Viruses
Introduction
For the past several decades, at least, the hierarchy of a hospital organization has
been well entrenched, although some of the names for certain offices within the
facility have changed over the years, and a variety of differences exist between
facilities. A worker’s or professional’s position within the framework of the organization
usually depends on the level of education and responsibility given to the
individual in the health care facility. The chief executive officer (CEO), who is
often known as the health care administrator, is the highest ranking official of
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