Let’s be honest: most pathology labs are drowning in slides. You’ve got decades of cases stacked in aging cabinets, new specimens arriving daily, and a surgeon calling for a 12-year-old slide “ASAP.” Meanwhile, your storage room is overflowing, your staff are juggling retrieval requests between sign-outs, and an accreditation audit is scheduled for next month. Choosing a slide archiving system isn’t about buying metal shelves—it’s about solving real operational headaches: lost slides, delayed reports, compliance gaps, and wasted labor hours. After speaking with lab managers across academic hospitals, community clinics, and reference labs, one thing is clear: the best systems aren’t the flashiest—they’re the ones that disappear into your workflow while keeping every slide findable, protected, and traceable. Here are the five practical factors that actually move the needle—no marketing fluff, just what impacts your day-to-day.How to Choose the Right Pathology Slide Archiving System? 1. It Has to Fit—Now and in Five Years Don’t just measure your walls—measure your growth trajectory.Many labs pick a system based on today’s volume, only to outgrow it within two years. Suddenly, you’re stacking boxes in hallways or renting off-site storage (which defeats the purpose of quick access). Ask: Look for modular designs—like mobile shelving…