By Daphnée Theodore, project manager, Quality/Regulatory, Riddle Hospital
Situation:
Autopsy process change at Riddle Hospital
Background:
Autopsy cases used to be sent to Drexel University/Hahnemann and families were instructed to follow up with the body retrieval accordingly
Assessment:
Effective March 2018, regular autopsy cases are being sent to Lankenau Medical Center (note that the process for ME/Coroner cases remains the same ) unless family requests a different hospital.
Recommendation:
Effective immediately, please review the attached process with your teams and note the lab should be contacted at ext. 3290, 24 hours/7 days. Communicate to family that they will need their funeral home to contact the LMC Pathology Office to pick up their loved one.
LMC Pathology Office: 484.476.2613. If there are questions/concerns, please feel to contact Judy Smith, laboratory manager at smithjud@mlhs.org or 484.227.3221.