Behind-the-scenes look at MUSC Health’s COVID-19 testing

Medical University of South Carolina
Helen Adams
April 14, 2020

A behind-the-scenes tour of COVID-19 testing at MUSC Health at the Medical University of South Carolina revealed a tightly regulated process that churns out about 850 test results a day and has the capacity to ramp up for a surge of cases.

“The testing process is highly complex,” said Frederick Nolte, Ph.D., vice-chairman for the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and medical director for both clinical laboratories and the molecular pathology lab. “There are a lot of moving parts. Specialty expertise is required to pull this off successfully.”

Read the full article, HERE.

Back To The Top