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Addressing healthcare burnout as a lab in the skilled nursing industry
The Surgeon General Vivek Murthy last week sounded the alarm on healthcare worker burnout and resignation with an official advisory. As a laboratory serving the skilled nursing facility community and as an employer in the healthcare space, leadership at Lifescan Labs...
Natural immunity vs. vaccination protection in COVID-19
Can natural immunity from prior infection protect you from getting COVID again? The answer, like every question throughout this pandemic, is it depends. A study released in September and published on the CDC website of 72 people on Predictors of Nonseroconversion...
To mask or not to mask? That is the question.
While COVID-19 news changes on the hour, it’s widely accepted that masks are a key mitigation strategy. What’s been less clear is what kind of mask actually helps, who should be wearing masks and when to wear them. In 2020 when it became clear that masks help slow the...
5 ways Lifescan stands out as a regional laboratory
Of all that distinguishes LifeScan Laboratories from our competitors, what stands out most is our commitment to customized solutions. We customize services while still providing the fast, reliable results of a much larger laboratory. That's because we scaled up...
How one small regional lab rapidly built a molecular lab during a pandemic
Team work, long hours and determination helps one lab stand out When the pandemic struck full scale in March 2020, it was clear that skilled nursing facilities would be disproportionately affected. LifeScan Laboratories CEO Eliyahu Kutoff knew that the SNFs who made...