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Building a Standardized Blood Gas Testing Network at Hillerød Hospital

Streamlining Care with 1st Automatic

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Transforming blood gas testing through automation

In Denmark's evolving healthcare landscape, Nordsjællands Hospital – Hillerød has emerged as a leader in streamlining critical testing processes.

With approximately 800 blood gas analyzers serving 14-15 departments, Hillerød Hospital's Clinical Biochemistry Department demonstrates how automation and integration can transform point-of-care testing (POCT) across a busy healthcare facility.

Their journey offers valuable insights into managing a blood gas testing network while maintaining consistent quality and patient safety.

Senior Medical Laboratory Technologist Majbritt Lund Witte, from Hillerød Hospital's Clinical Biochemistry Department.

Automation Vision

"When we decided to upgrade our testing infrastructure, automation and time savings were our primary goals," explains Senior Medical Laboratory Technologist Majbritt Lund Witte, who has 13 years of experience in the department.

"The implementation of FLEXLINK and Drop n Go technology has transformed how our staff handle samples, allowing them to spend more time on patient care."

This comprehensive initiative extends across critical care areas throughout the hospital, encompassing:

  • Intensive Care Unit
  • Emergency Department
  • Maternity Ward
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • Operating Rooms
  • General Medical Wards

Time efficiency drives every decision. With Drop n Go, our staff can simply place the sample and return to patient care immediately. Results automatically flow to our healthcare platform, eliminating manual steps and reducing the potential for errors.

- Majbritt Lund Witte, Laboratory Senior Medical Technologis, Nordsjællands Hospital - Hillerød

Drop n Go for hands-free analysis of up to three successive samples.

Building Efficient Workflows

The department's approach centers on three key pillars:

  • Automated sample handling with Drop n Go technology
  • Streamlined workflows through integrated systems
  • Automated quality control and result transmission

"Time efficiency drives every decision," notes Majbritt. "With Drop n Go, our staff can simply place the sample and return to patient care immediately. Results automatically flow to our healthcare platform, eliminating manual steps and reducing the potential for errors."

Patient safety is fundamental to our work. The 1st automatic solution has revolutionzed how we handle samples [...] This automation has dramatically reduced our pre-analytial errors compred to the manual processes we used in the past

- Majbritt Lund Witte, Laboratory Senior Medical Technologis, Nordsjællands Hospital - Hillerød

The 1st Automatic Solution

1st Automatic is an integrated solution that combines pre-barcoded safePICO syringes, blood gas analyzers, and AQURE FLEXLINK to automate the blood gas testing workflow.

The system enables healthcare providers to link operator, patient, and sample IDs before drawing blood, minimizing manual steps and reducing the risk of patient-sample mix-ups.

Through automatic mixing and streamlined sample handling, the solution helps maintain sample integrity while allowing staff to focus more time on patient care.

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  • Supporting patient safety through automation
  • Remote support and management
  • Results and future Vision
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Nordsjællands Hospital - Hillerød

As a cornerstone of healthcare delivery in the Nordsjællands Hospital – Hillerød exemplifies modern healthcare efficiency:
  • Danish regional healthcare facility
  • Serves multiple municipalities in the Greater Copenhagen area
  • Clinical Biochemistry Department oversees all blood gas testing
  • 14 departments served
  • ~700 hospital beds
  • 4000 blood gas analysis tests per month
  • Primary equipment: ABL800 series analyzers
  • Integrated with laboratory information system and healthcare platform

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