CEO SUMMARY: When 330-bed Botsford Hospital of Farmington Hills, Michigan, got interested in laboratory outreach 10 years ago, it brought in a new laboratory leader, invested in new analyzers and informatics, and then let the quality of the operation attract new business from the community. Today, Botsford’s outreach program performs 2.4 million tests per year […]
Community Hospital Builds Thriving Lab Outreach Program
New leadership builds lab capabilities, then grows revenue
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XIV No. 8 - June 4, 2007 Issue
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