The tube system is down. You have walked the specimen to the lab yourself and you are on the way back when the carrier arrives, eventually, with an OUT OF ORDER tag on it. Upstairs a vent is alarming for the third time this hour and pharmacy is on the phone about a dose that was ordered, then changed, then changed back.
These are tees for the half of the building almost nobody makes shirts for. Respiratory therapy, laboratory, pharmacy, surgical tech, radiology.
What these say
Stat, the snail who is the tube system, carries this collection. Stat is not slow; Stat is pending. Nothing here ranks one role above another, which matters more in this half of the building than anywhere. Nothing points at patients. The jokes are on the equipment, the workflow and the schedule.
Which designs get bought
- Everything In This Building Beeps. Written by an RT, if we are honest. Axel hugging the pump with both arms.
- One Pocket. Whole Shift. Swap the trauma shears for a manometer and it is still true.
- Denied. Appeal. Denied. Appeal. Pharmacy lives inside this loop. Stat with a fax machine for a shell.
- Clocked Out. Still Charting. The vent check notes do not write themselves either.
The full set is in the Allied Health collection. Lab week, RT week and a surgical tech design are in the queue; join the email list at the bottom of the page and you will hear first.
When these get bought
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, the last full week of April. Respiratory Care Week, the last full week of October. Pharmacy Week, the third week of October. Surgical Technologist Week, the third week of September. Printing takes 2 to 5 business days, so order before the week starts.
Fit and fabric
Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz garment-dyed cotton, unisex, boxy, sizes S to 4XL. Runs generous; size down for fitted. Three colourways per design. Measurements on the sizing page.
Questions we get from this half of the building
Why is there so little for RTs and lab?
Because most brands sell to nurses and stop. We started with the universal designs so the whole building could wear them, and the specialty ones are next. Tell us the line; the most specific suggestions are the best ones.
Is the tube system joke about my hospital?
It is about every hospital.
Can the department order together?
Yes. Anything over a dozen goes through team orders.
Can you make one for our department specifically?
Probably. Custom unit designs are on the team orders page, with one rule: nothing about patients, nothing about a real case.