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[automated Medical Lab Fully Operational]

The Saint John Regional Hospital's Fully Automated Medical Laboratory Is Now Up And Running--making It The First Operational Automated System In The Maritimes. The Modular Pre-analytics System Will Spin Samples In A Centrifuge, Seperate Them, Barcode Them And Transfer The Samples To Other Equipment To Complete Tests. This Allows Limited Technical Personnel To Perform Other Tasks.

The Robotic Technology By Roch Diagnositics Is Expected To Handle More Than 200 Thousand Specimens Each Year.