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General Information

Ordering Laboratory Supplies: Workflow Update and Updated Form (West Michigan)

West Michigan Corewell Health Laboratories and Supply Chain have updated the Laboratory Supply Requisition form and introduced a new workflow, for both Corewell Health and Non-Corewell Health offices. You may now email the completed form to CHLabSupplyRequisitions@CorewellHealth.org, although forms can still be sent with your courier if needed. This new workflow aims to improve communication between our lab courier team and your team members, reducing confusion and the time spent on phone calls for both parties.

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General Information, Referral/Sendouts

Collection Device Update: Referral STI Testing for Pediatric Patients

Effective March 12, 2025, Corewell Health Laboratories will update the STI testing process for patients under 14 years old. These tests will now be sent to Children’s of Wisconsin Laboratory, aligning with the current in-house testing methods for patients 14 years and older using the Alinity m multi collection tube. Previously, these tests were sent to Quest Diagnostics Laboratory using the Aptima® collection device. Please discontinue use of Aptima® collection devices on March 12, 2025. Continue Reading

General Information

Supply Change Notification: STI Testing

Beginning August 26, 2024, Corewell Health Laboratories (West and South) will begin updating instrumentation for STI and HPV testing. Aptima collection devices will no longer be available except for pediatric patients under 14 years old.

To order the new swabs:

  • Corewell Health and CHMG, please order via Workday ITM-1190747 as you run out of Aptima devices until the cutover date. (August 26th for West, late September for South)
  • Independent Offices or other non-Corewell Health Sites, please use the Supply Form and continue to order STD multi-collection kit or ThinPrep Pap Container.

Please use for pediatric patients or discard any unused APTIMA kits. Please review the link below for images:

Supply Change Alinity Aptima

Compliance & Safety, Education & Training, General Information, Main lab

COVID-19 Test Update for Regional Hospital Lab Clients

Effective Tuesday, September 27, 2022, the following laboratories will be going live with the GeneXpert Xpress for COVID-19 testing: Big Rapids, Gerber, Ludington, Pennock, Reed City, United, and Zeeland.

Please ensure your sites are stocked with the correct collection devices listed below in preparation of the changeover. Continue Reading

General Information

Supply Update: UTM with Swab

The following NEW items are available at the Spectrum Health Distribution Center.

ITM-1140078 – Viral Transport Media with Nasopharyngeal Swab (NP, UTM)

ITM-1186125 – Viral Transport Media with Flocked Swab (UTM)

Spectrum Health and Spectrum Health Medical Group providers, please order via Workday. Independent and non-SH providers please order via the Laboratory Supply Form.

ITM-1140078 has replaced ITM-1140814 – Saline Swab Kit for Covid Nasopharyngeal collection. ITM-1186125 is recommended for Nares (Nostril) collection. Please reference the Laboratory Catalog for more information on specimen collection containers for COVID testing.

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Chemistry, Immunochemistry, Main lab

Supply Update: Mono Kit Replacement

Spectrum Health and Spectrum Health Medical Group (SHMG) Supply Chain Update:

AbbottTM has discontinued their Mono Test Kit. The identified replacement product is from Cardinal HealthTM. This product is already in use in some spaces throughout Spectrum Health. Please see ITM number for the replacement product below and update your ordering processes accordingly.

Discontinued Product: ITM-1002651 Kit Test Mono CLIA Waived (Abbott 92407)

Replacement Product: ITM-1049839 Test Mono II Rapid (Cardinal Health CH1145) Continue Reading