Table 1: Timeline of events.

 

2009

 

Approval for construction of new diagnostics building

Internal discussions on laboratory facilities specifications

Building consultants meet up

2010

 

Design planning continued

2011

 

Equipment procurement, relocation preparation

Direct CPOE label read trials

2012

Apr

Delivery of 1st autosorter for trials, evaluation

Final design layout with workflow understandings

Construction moving towards completion

2013

Jan 30

Building receives construction TOP status

First delivery of Power Express (PE) Lab Automation System modules

 

Mar 18

Installation completion for PE LAS

Concurrent trials of PE LAS completed

Preparation for licencing inspection by Ministry of Health (MOH)

 

Apr 8

Inspection by MOH given in-principle approval

 

Apr 22

Core laboratories go-live

Note- illustrated equipment as example