Deprioritizing projects and re-assigning personnel is your friend. You can't sacrifice accuracy, and you can't erase urgency, so you have to re-configure your systems to achieve your goal. Control what you can and do not sacrifice or cut corners. Take the lessons you learn from the shortcomings of your current process and improve upon them pro-actively before the next emergency. Building a streamlined process in an ever-changing environment is an iterative process that requires agility and develops into wisdom and ultimately becomes part of your value proposition.

Accuracy is more important than urgency. If your samples are not accurate, it doesnt matter how fast you can process them. Focus on the accuracy as first priority, speed as second.

Handling critical samples where complexities and deadlines are the priority. If something takes a day, plan for three days. This leaves room for contingency and time to meet the deadline within that contingency. A meticulous systematic approach to personal handling and training staff to follow sanitation techniques while implementing their own systemic approach is important. Regularly maintain equipment to standards. Label and track samples and log discrepancies.