Beginning, Thursday, May 6, Salem Health Laboratories is pleased to offer a seasonal stand-alone COVID-19 RT-PCR test that will decrease the turnaround time for results for emergency department patients and inpatients. Testing will be performed 24/7 at Salem Health Priority Lab, and results are anticipated within two to three hours from receipt in lab.
With this change, providers should use the following guide to choose ONE of the following tests to guide their ordering decisions:
|
Indication |
EPIC Test Code |
Test Name |
SunQuest Test Code |
TAT for ED/ Inpatients |
|
COVID-19 test only |
LAB4147 |
COVID19, CORONAVIRUS SARS COV 2 BY PCR (In House Test) |
CVD |
2-3 hours |
|
COVID-19 with Influenza and RSV |
LAB7110 |
INFLUENZA A, B, RSV AND SARS-COV2 |
FLUCV |
2-3 hours |
Improvements in reagent availability have enabled us to offer this improvement in patient care. We anticipate that reagent availability will continue to fluctuate seasonally and by demand. The laboratory will follow normal procedures to communicate any delays in testing as the supply chain continues to normalize, including if specimens must be sent to Regional Lab for testing, in which case results will continue to be available within 24 hours per current practices.